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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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    Aug 3

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

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    New: In North Korea, commercial banking was once seen as the ultimate capitalist institution. But under Kim Jong Un, it evolved into a topic of debate as the regime’s top thinkers weighed how to adopt a robust commercial banking system of their own.

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  3. 7 hours ago

    NEW: Inside the nonstop pressure campaign by Trump allies to get election officials to revisit the 2020 vote By

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    9 hours ago

    New: DC will have a vaccine mandate for restaurants, gyms, and many other businesses starting January 15.

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    10 hours ago

    BREAKING: here’s the new NJ congressional map that throws Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) under the bus and shores up Reps. Andy Kim (D) , Josh Gottheimer (D) and Millie Sherrill (D) for a likely 9D-3R split.

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    11 hours ago

    Now-Speaker Pelosi called it “the worst bill in the history of the United States Congress” several weeks before the 2017 GOP tax law was enacted. Four years later, most of the law looks unlikely to be reversed, even under a Dem president and Congress.

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    16 hours ago

    “Greatest Generation” survey on race, sex and combat during World War II runs counter to its wholesome image

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    Dec 20

    こんな可愛いサイネージ連動あるんか🐟🐾

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    23 hours ago

    Oh, well. Remain toiling in relative insignificance, I will.

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  10. Dec 21

    Five things about omicron that I want my friends and family to know

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    Dec 21

    Updated numbers on foreign-born immigration, via Census

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    Dec 21

    So ⁦⁩ took the Clintons' MasterClasses. Turns out hers ("power of resilience") was longer than his ("inclusive leadership"). But "less astonishing (okay, not astonishing at all) is that Hillary appears to have prepared far harder."

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    Dec 21

    A little treat for fans of Bad TV Impressions: Succession Season 3 (SPOILERS)

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  15. Dec 21

    Crisis of Command: The Pentagon, The President, and January 6

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    Dec 21

    NEW: announces $100 incentive for every New Yorker who gets the Covid Booster between now and December 31.

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    Dec 20

    SO incredibly grateful to for kicking off the auction for Lady in Red on . THANK YOU!! ❤️👠

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    Dec 21

    Two weeks ago: White House scoffs at notion of mailing a test to every American. Now: White House announces plan to mail 500 million tests to Americans.

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    Dec 20

    Terribly sad.

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    Dec 20
    Replying to

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  21. Dec 20

    This is such a terrific book. A great read.

    Just finished "The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson's Washington," by Don Ritchie, a rich, highly readable and long overdue biography of one of the original muckrakers who pursued corrupt politicians with a fervor rare for his time.
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