Claire Cranford

Claire Cranford

Staff Writer

Claire Cranford is a winter/spring 2025 intern at PolitiFact based in Washington, D.C. She is a student at Duke University, where she is the features managing editor of The Duke Chronicle student newspaper.

ccranford@poynter.org

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TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 21, 2025 in TikTok posts:
“The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death.
Pants on Fire!
By Claire Cranford • April 22, 2025
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on April 6, 2025 in an interview:
“Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.”
Mostly False
By Claire Cranford • April 16, 2025
Ruben Gallego
Ruben Gallego
stated on March 24, 2025 in a podcast episode:
Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
Mostly True
By Claire Cranford • April 9, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 8, 2025 in a TikTok post:
People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 26, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 25, 2025 in social media posts:
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 7, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 15, 2025 in social media posts:
Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 4, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 20, 2025 in in a social media post:
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “blocked Truth Social in Ukraine.”
False
By Claire Cranford • February 25, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
Pants on Fire!
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2025 in a post:
Michael Jordan said that “any athlete who kneels for our national anthem should lose their medal.”
False
By Claire Cranford • February 19, 2025
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