Ellen Hine

Senior Audience Engagement Producer

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Ellen Hine is the senior audience engagement producer with PolitiFact with a passion for connecting people to the information that will help them lead their best lives. Previously she worked at The Kansas City Star as an audience growth producer. She graduated from Indiana University in 2020 with a degree in journalism.

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Latest Stories by Ellen Hine

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Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
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A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
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We want to be more transparent with you about our fact-checking. Here’s how. February 8, 2024
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PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall January 19, 2024
New Hampshire dispatch: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and the tales of town halls January 18, 2024
PolitiFact on the road: The claims Ron DeSantis repeated during his CNN town hall in New Hampshire January 17, 2024
Live fact-checks from Republican candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley’s CNN debate in Iowa January 9, 2024
Here is PolitiFact readers’ pick for 2023 Lie of the Year December 21, 2023