Brett Chase
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Brett Chase investigates waste, fraud and corruption in a number of areas, including the environment, housing, health care and transportation, for Better Government Association. A former reporter and editor for Crain's Chicago Business, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Bloomberg News, Chase has covered government and business for more than 20 years.
A native of Iowa, he is a graduate of Drake University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Latest Fact-Checks by Brett Chase
- Rauner’s head-spinning claim that arch conservative opponent Jeanne Ives is a Mike Madigan lackey March 5, 2018
- After Parkland, can Illinois communities ban assault weapons? February 27, 2018
- Does Gov. Rauner truly have a $1 billion ‘tax relief’ plan? February 16, 2018
- Rauner’s dubious balanced budget claims … again February 2, 2018
- Illinois Rep. says she shares Obama’s view on gun violence January 26, 2018
- Rauner says ‘Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois’ January 16, 2018
Latest Stories by Brett Chase
- 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