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Edward Fitzpatrick
Political columnist
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Stories Published
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Fact-Checks Published
Edward Fitzpatrick is the political columnist at The Providence Journal, where he has covered the State House and the state and federal courts. He previously worked as a reporter at the Hartford Courant and the Albany Times Union and was city editor at The Saratogian.
Latest Fact-Checks by Edward Fitzpatrick
- Rhode Island Sen. Joshua Miller says state’s total medical spending fell 18 percent from 2007 to 2011 March 16, 2013
- Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy says most bankruptcies in U.S. are due to health care costs July 29, 2012
- R.I. State Sen. Harold M. Metts says voters were promised money from the Rhode Island lottery would be used for education. March 28, 2012
- GOP Senate candidate Barry Hinckley says 27,000 Rhode Island jobs depend on trade with Canada March 18, 2012
- Former Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey says giant companies such as Toyota won’t locate in states that don’t have right-to-work laws March 11, 2012
- Dr. Nick Tsiongas says health care is greatest contributor to increases in Rhode Island state budget October 9, 2011
- Sen. Whitehouse says full Pell Grants cover only 34 percent of public college costs, down from 72 percent in 1976 September 22, 2011
- Cicilline says Providence had “very little” in reserve fund when he took office March 20, 2011
- Carcieri says his team saved Rhode Island $1 billion December 5, 2010
- Rhode Island was one of first states to build sewers and treatment plants November 28, 2010
Latest Stories by Edward Fitzpatrick
- 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