Ella Moore
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Ella was a 2025 summer intern at PolitiFact based in Washington, D.C. Previously, Ella conducted field research and interviews surrounding disparities in senior health services, nutrition insecurity, and primary care shortages in rural communities with the Western Upper Montgomery County Organization in Maryland. She has also published articles surrounding restorative justice and gun violence prevention with the DC Justice Lab. She is a student at Duke University, where she is an Associate News Editor for The Duke Chronicle student newspaper.
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Latest Fact-Checks by Ella Moore
- This chronic illness statistic touted by RFK Jr. and RealFood.gov doesn’t check out February 19, 2026
- Comparing tax burdens, New York at (or near) the top of the list February 17, 2026
- Epstein files did not ‘expose’ Ellen DeGeneres as a cannibal; claim stems from AI-generated audio February 16, 2026
- Savannah Guthrie’s husband, Michael Feldman, is not listed a ‘co-conspirator’ in the Epstein files February 16, 2026
- Trump credits immigration enforcement for Minneapolis crime drop. That’s wrong. February 13, 2026
- How much more do New Yorkers pay for electricity than the average US consumer? February 13, 2026
- Fact-checking Rep. Claudia Tenney on efforts to build Micron’s big semiconductor facility in NY February 13, 2026
- Is Donald Trump right that the U.S. crime rate is at its lowest in 125 years? February 12, 2026
- Bad Bunny no entregó su Grammy a Liam Conejo Ramos, el niño detenido por ICE, en el Super Bowl February 9, 2026
- Image of Bad Bunny in a dress and burning the U.S. flag is AI-generated February 9, 2026
Latest Stories by Ella Moore
- 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
- Has Trump faced more deportation-related court injunctions than his predecessors? February 24, 2026
- How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history? February 19, 2026
- Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on her agency’s role in elections February 18, 2026
- A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much? February 18, 2026
- RFK Jr. made promises in order to become Health Secretary. He’s broken many of them. February 16, 2026
- Does the US have stricter ID rules for buying beer than voting? February 16, 2026
- Can the chickenpox vaccine cause shingles? We answer questions about the infections and protection February 13, 2026
- Casey DeSantis warns of ‘triple-digit’ levels of weed killer in bread. Should you be worried? February 11, 2026
- In Context: What Trump got wrong about 2026 Winter Olympics skier Hunter Hess’s comments February 9, 2026
- Did Cooper prison settlement release suspect in fatal Charlotte stabbing? February 9, 2026