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Alan Gathright
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Alan is a political fact-checker for KMGH Denver7 and PolitiFact Colorado, based in Denver, Colorado. He's covered the Colorado General Assembly and state political races for KMGH and formerly for the Rocky Mountain News. He has reported on three presidential nominating conventions and has also covered California state and local politics for the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News.
Alan has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Mary's College of California.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Alan Gathright
- Morgan Carroll says Mike Coffman ‘changes tune on immigration for English-speaking audience’ November 4, 2016
- NRCC says Morgan Carroll ‘opposed’ tracking sexual predators. But she wanted stronger enforcement November 1, 2016
- Group says Sen. Bennet chose Washington ‘insiders over our generals’ in war on ISIS October 27, 2016
- Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is ‘wrong’ to say he mocked a disabled reporter October 20, 2016
- Group says Colorado Senate candidate ‘voted to use taxpayer dollars for China trip.’ She never went October 20, 2016
- NRCC: Morgan Carroll voted to let welfare recipients use benefit cards at strip club, pot shop ATMs October 13, 2016
- Coffman falsely says Carroll voted to make it ‘easier to sue’ doctors, small businesses, nurses October 5, 2016
- Misleading NRCC claim says Morgan Carroll ‘racked up $11 billion in new spending’ September 28, 2016
- Former Rep. Tancredo incorrectly says eight Americans died in knife attack at Minnesota mall September 20, 2016
- Bennet: Glenn said Democrats are ‘evil’ and he’s ‘tired of hearing’ about reaching across the aisle September 19, 2016
Latest Stories by Alan Gathright
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
- Rep. Mike Coffman says Hillary Clinton ‘breaks the law.’ It’s complicated August 23, 2016
- Donald Trump’s misleading complaints about election rigging in Florida April 21, 2016
- Donald Trump’s misleading complaints about election rigging April 20, 2016