Ellie Borst
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Ellie Borst was born and raised in Phoenix and joined PolitiFact in June 2022. She graduated in May from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s in journalism and a master’s in legal studies, where she focused on environmental law.
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Latest Fact-Checks by Ellie Borst
- No, 100 corporations do not produce 70% of total greenhouse gas emissions July 22, 2022
- ADHD was not invented to disadvantage Black children and increase pharmaceutical sales July 13, 2022
- Arizona US Senate race attack tying Masters to Nazis, Unabomber and anti-Israel stance lacks context June 16, 2022
Latest Stories by Ellie Borst
- 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
- Timeline: Donald Trump pressures Justice Department on his election fraud claims June 24, 2022
- The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday June 23, 2022
- Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday? June 17, 2022