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Loreben Tuquero

Loreben Tuquero

Staff writer

Loreben Tuquero is a reporter covering artificial intelligence and misinformation for PolitiFact. She previously worked as a researcher/writer for Rappler, where she wrote fact checks and stories on disinformation actors and techniques. She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in communication.

ltuquero@poynter.org

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Social Media
stated on February 8, 2026 in social media posts:
An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag.
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By Loreben Tuquero • February 9, 2026

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Josh Hokit
stated on June 14, 2026 in a UFC event at the White House:
“Michelle Obama is a man.”
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By Loreben Tuquero • June 15, 2026
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stated on June 7, 2026 in an X post:
This video shows a June 2026 earthquake in the Philippines.
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By Loreben Tuquero • June 8, 2026
Ken Paxton
stated on May 27, 2026 in an ad:
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said the southern border should have “a giant welcome mat out front.”
Mostly False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 28, 2026
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stated on May 14, 2026 in X posts:
Video shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds saying, “Insider trading should absolutely be allowed for members of Congress.”
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By Loreben Tuquero • May 15, 2026
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stated on March 27, 2026 in social media posts:
Image shows President Donald Trump asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Truth Social to pardon Tiger Woods following a DUI charge.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 30, 2026
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stated on March 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows Israelis fleeing to Cyprus.
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By Loreben Tuquero • March 23, 2026
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stated on March 13, 2026 in social media posts:
An AI video is proof that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.
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By Loreben Tuquero • March 13, 2026
Social Media
stated on March 1, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
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By Loreben Tuquero • March 2, 2026
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stated on February 24, 2026 in social media posts:
An audio clip reveals a Jeffrey Epstein victim’s account of abuse by the Clintons.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • February 26, 2026
Abigail Spanberger
stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
Mostly True
By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand • February 25, 2026
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Latest Articles By Loreben Tuquero

Woman waves Iranian flag, Tehran, Iran, 06-15-2026
Official voting center in Dallas, Texas, 05-26-26
Joe Rogan in Boston, 08-18-2023
American Airlines jet past air traffic control tower, Phoenix, 11-08-2025
Foto de avion de Spirit Airlines
JetBlue and Spirit planes, 07-07-2022
Los Alamos National Laboratory, 4-16-2019
Photo of woman touching Bible 05-11-25
Woman checking phone in Tehran, Iran, 04-12-2026
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