Cynthia Needham
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Cynthia Needham is a former PolitiFact Rhode Island reporter, now at the Boston Globe. She began her stint at The Journal in 2003 and covered the State House, politics, business and local news. She has a bachelors degree in English and history from Bowdoin College and a masters in journalism from Columbia University.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Cynthia Needham
- Bloggers say Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse “voted to censor the Internet” December 10, 2010
- Taveras says Providence teachers go five or six years without being evaluated December 3, 2010
- R.I. ACLU director says more than half of state’s foreign-born population is white December 1, 2010
- Chafee says only six states use E-Verify November 19, 2010
- Healey says many states are discussing eliminating the lieutenant governor position October 30, 2010
- Cicilline “argued against Megan’s Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders” October 27, 2010
- Cicilline says Loughlin voted to let people accused of domestic violence keep their guns October 24, 2010
- Robitaille’s bio says he was nation’s top ROTC officer October 17, 2010
- Wallin says Kilmartin voted to expand ‘good behavior’ law to jailed sex offenders October 7, 2010
- Loughlin compares Social Security to a Ponzi scheme October 3, 2010
Latest Stories by Cynthia Needham
- 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
- What’s in a name? October 15, 2010
- Gemma says he’s more ‘linked’ than Obama June 30, 2010