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Ellie Borst

Ellie Borst

Staff writer

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.

eborst@poynter.org

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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 10, 2022 an Instagram post
"If every person on earth just recycled, stopped using plastic straws, and drove an electric car, 100 corporations would still produce 70% of total global emissions."
False
By Ellie Borst • July 22, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2017 a video interview
"ADHD does not exist."
False
By Ellie Borst • July 13, 2022
Jim Lamon
Jim Lamon
stated on June 2, 2022 a statement posted on Twitter
Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.”
Half-True
By Ellie Borst • June 16, 2022
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