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Digital Research Analyst

Sara Swann is a digital research analyst. Previously, she was a PolitiFact staff writer. She's also reported for The Fulcrum, Delmarva Now and OpenSecrets. Sara graduated from Syracuse University.

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Alex Jones
stated on March 11, 2025 in a podcast episode:

Deceased InfoWars reporter Jamie White was on a “Ukrainian enemies hit list.”

By Sara Swann • March 14, 2025
Social Media
stated on February 25, 2025 in a post:

Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals.

By Sara Swann • March 14, 2025
Social Media
stated on February 24, 2025 in a post:

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”

By Sara Swann • February 28, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 23, 2025 in a post:

It’s “official” that President Donald Trump is signing an “order from Elon Musk giving taxpayers who have filed their 2024 tax returns a stimulus check for $5,000.”

By Sara Swann • February 26, 2025
Social Media
stated on February 7, 2025 in a post:

“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”

By Sara Swann • February 21, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2025 in a post:

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I told President (Donald) Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in the U.S. is for their citizens to stop electing them.”

By Sara Swann • February 19, 2025
X posts
stated on February 11, 2025 in a post:

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has a $223,000 salary and a $202 million net worth. Sen. Mitch McConnell has a $200,000 salary and a $95 million net worth. Sen. Chuck Schumer has a $210,000 salary and a $75 million net worth. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a $285,000 salary and a $67 million net worth.

By Sara Swann • February 18, 2025
Instagram posts
stated on February 12, 2025 in a post:

Video shows a sinkhole opened in New York City in February 2025.

By Sara Swann • February 13, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

CBS News and “60 Minutes” “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers “with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview.”

By Sara Swann • February 7, 2025
Instagram posts
stated on February 3, 2025 in a post:

“The Trump administration is giving each and every adult in America $18,000.”

By Sara Swann • February 5, 2025

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws

By Jeff Cercone • March 5, 2025
Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy's tense Oval Office meeting about Ukraine and Russia, fact-checked

By Jeff Cercone • February 28, 2025
Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

By Louis Jacobson • January 14, 2025
Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person

By Sara Swann • December 19, 2024
Follow these 4 expert tips for keeping Thanksgiving table politics talk civil and productive

By Sara Swann • November 26, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

By Sara Swann • November 19, 2024
Trump said ‘cheating’ was happening in Pennsylvania. Then he won. Now what?

By Amy Sherman • November 7, 2024
Noncitizen voting is already rare in local elections, but 8 states want to ban it

By Sara Swann • October 31, 2024
One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza

By Maria Briceño • October 4, 2024
Do you know Vance and Walz’s talking points? Prep for the vice presidential debate with fact-checks

By Sara Swann • September 29, 2024

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