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Alexander Lane
Staff Writer, PolitiFact.com
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Alexander Lane is a reporter for PolitiFact based in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was a staff writer for the New Jersey Star-Ledger. As a freelance journalist, he has contributed to This American Life, Chow.com, Portland Magazine and other publications. He has also worked as a musician and a cook.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Alexander Lane
- Here’s the scoop: Obama has worked in the ice cream business, among many others April 15, 2009
- Rush Limbaugh incorrect about Washington’s religious views April 10, 2009
- Maddow claims Palin got zero support for her idea, only it wasn’t hers, and others supported it April 10, 2009
- In defending U.S. currency, Bachmann distorts Geithner’s comments about dollar April 1, 2009
- Conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated for soldiers and civilians alike March 31, 2009
- GOP full of hot air about Obama’s “light switch tax” March 30, 2009
- Secret ballots would be rare, but not eliminated March 27, 2009
- Republicans accuse nominee Johnsen of supporting abortion rights but opposing motherhood March 24, 2009
- Billionaire Warren Buffett still backs Obama March 23, 2009
- Dodd flip-flopped on whether he changed amendment on bonuses to AIG and banks March 23, 2009
Latest Stories by Alexander Lane
- 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
- Checking the pundits April 10, 2009
- Distorting Geithner’s comments about the dollar April 2, 2009
- ‘Light switch tax’ isn’t what Republicans claim March 30, 2009
- The kids are alright March 13, 2009
- McConnell’s fuzzy math doesn’t compute March 4, 2009
- High-speed train not a Mickey Mouse line February 27, 2009
- Chain e-mails are back — and they’re still wrong February 11, 2009
- Is McCain within margin of error? October 31, 2008
- Invoking the red menace October 27, 2008
- A radical Ayers allegation October 10, 2008