C. Eugene Emery Jr.
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C. Eugene Emery Jr. joined PolitiFact national to help cover the 2016 presidential election after 40 years as reporter for the Providence Journal. He was a founding staff member of PolitiFact Rhode Island. While at the Journal, he was a science and medical writer, covered municipal governments throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, and managed the Journal’s Massachusetts bureau. He was part of the Journal’s Commerce & Consumer team, then its Breaking News team, before joining PolitiFact Rhode Island in 2010. He has done freelance medical writing for Reuters since 1982. Emery has a bachelor of science degree in biology and a bachelor of arts degree in political science, both from Brown University in Providence.
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Latest Fact-Checks by C. Eugene Emery Jr.
- Claim that George Soros is giving migrants debit cards has no collateral November 13, 2018
- Lone gunman, burned mattresses fuel violent caravan claim November 13, 2018
- Online claim of double voting in Maryland lacks evidence November 8, 2018
- Fatal accident falsely used as evidence of murderous intent of border-crossers November 4, 2018
- Facebook meme miscounts votes in claim Democrats blocked improvements to VA health system November 3, 2018
- No evidence for Norman Thomas quote on Democrats embracing 1940s socialism November 2, 2018
- Bloggers, Trump, Gaetz offer no evidence that caravan was funded by Democrats October 26, 2018
- Bloggers mistake flag burners in Honduras for migrant caravan members October 25, 2018
- Bloggers poison truth in claim about flu shot dangers October 25, 2018
- Bloggers spread false Patrick Henry quote on limited government October 19, 2018
Latest Stories by C. Eugene Emery Jr.
- 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
- PolitiFact’s guide to the third presidential debate October 19, 2016
- What we know about the health of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton August 16, 2016
- Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on ‘Meet the Press’ May 22, 2016
- Fact-checking the April 24 edition of Meet the Press April 24, 2016
- Fact-checking the April 17 edition of ‘Meet the Press’ April 17, 2016
- PolitiFact fact-checks the April 10 shows April 10, 2016
- Fact-checking the April 10 Sunday shows April 10, 2016
- Fact-checking Hillary Clinton’s appearance on ‘Meet the Press’ April 4, 2016
- Fact-checking Hillary Clinton on ‘Meet the Press’ April 3, 2016
- Sorting out Hillary Clinton’s fossil fuel contributions April 1, 2016