Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.
Del. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk, is chairman of the budget-writing Appropriations Committee in Virginia's House of Delegates. Jones was first elected to the House 1997. He had previously served on Suffolk's city council and was mayor of the city from 1992-1996. Jones is a pharmacist.
Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.
In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
