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Editor/chief writer of Washington Post's Fact Checker, revealing the truth behind the rhetoric. I tweet articles & comments I find interesting or provocative.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    3 Aug 2021

    To learn more about our fact checking process, watch this video:

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    4 hours ago

    The new ⁦⁩ book "Chasing History" about his early days at the Washington Star (RIP) is "a rollicking memoir about the golden age of newspapers," writes ⁦⁩, and "a passionate reminder of exactly what is being lost."

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    11 hours ago

    Good cattos

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    17 hours ago

    Fact Checker: Sotomayor’s false claim that “over 100,000” children are in “serious condition” with covid

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    17 hours ago

    EXCLUSIVE Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family

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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 8

    Two years into the pandemic, 1,500 people are dying a day on average in the United States. That's a new 9/11 every two days.

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  7. 17 hours ago

    A Soldier Sent a Letter to His Mom in 1945. It Was Just Delivered. - The New York Times

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    22 hours ago

    Brazil. Oh my god.

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    URGENTE!!! Pedras se soltam de cânion em Capitólio, em Minas, e atingem três lanchas.
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    23 hours ago

    Four years ago and I joined this extraordinarily talented newsroom of reporters and editors. Every day I consider myself fortunate the Post hired me.

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    18 hours ago

    Russian forces now surround Ukraine on three sides and Western officials fear a military operation could start as soon as this month. This map by ⁦⁩ and ⁦⁩ shows the situation on the edge of war.

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    20 hours ago

    best story of the year so far

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  12. 20 hours ago

    I am tweeting this only so the gadzillion of Tweeters who think I'm a crazed liberal can see it. I simply follow the facts, no matter whose ox is being gored.

    Replying to @GlennKesslerWP @cmclymer
    Glenn why can’t you admit you were raised as a Republican and are still one? Shouldn’t you be transparent about how your ideologies influence your work
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  13. 21 hours ago

    A huge problem with this apples-and-oranges chart: It compares monthly job growth of 4- and 8-year terms with just one year of Biden. Trump used to do the same thing -- until his record was spoiled by the job losses in his last year. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

    Under President Biden, the economy has created more jobs per month than under any other President – ever.
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    21 hours ago

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  15. 21 hours ago

    To the "whatabout Gorsuch?" folks: Read the Sotomayor fact check and you will see that audio shows Gorsuch was misquoted in the transcript. So that's why he wasn't fact checked. He didn't say anything wrong. But Sotomayor did.

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    Jan 8

    For weeks US warned of unprecedented penalties if Russia invades Ukraine. With ⁦⁩, a big look at the details: An embargo on technology, cutting off Russia’s biggest banks from financial system and preparations to arm an insurgency.

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    24 hours ago

    Watching national data And being in the hospital this week I see two things that appear contradictory But both are true 1. Link between cases & hospitalizations is much weaker with Omicron than in the past 2. Our healthcare system is in trouble Thread: the moment we are in

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  18. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor gets FOUR Pinocchio in the fact check for her “wildly incorrect” COVID stats. 👇

    New --> Sotomayor’s false claim that ‘over 100,000’ children are in "serious condition’ with covid
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  19. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    “Why mommy? Why?” 😅

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    22 hours ago

    Here's a fun one: Babies named "Alexa" from 1960-2020. 👉🏻

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    22 hours ago

    The Fact Checker says . . . Analysis | Sotomayor’s false claim that ‘over 100,000’ children are in 'serious condition’ with covid

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