Gideon Hess
Digital Research Analyst
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Fact-Checks Published
Gideon Hess has covered politics as a reporter for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. He studied English and political science at Williams College.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Gideon Hess
- No, Luigi Mangione didn’t post YouTube videos with a countdown to ‘the truth’ December 10, 2024
- No, former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter didn’t pardon family members December 5, 2024
- No, President-elect Trump didn’t pledge to help Pakistani ex-prime minister Imran Khan retake power November 6, 2024
- No, FBI didn’t seize a video of Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs party November 3, 2024
- No, feds did not arrest a clone of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs October 29, 2024
- Photo shows Obama’s 2011 Ireland crowd, not Trump’s in New York City in 2024 October 28, 2024
- No, FEMA didn’t close roads and bridges to create traffic jams during Hurricane Milton evacuations October 9, 2024
- No, ESPN has not fired Shannon Sharpe for X-rated livestream as of Sept. 13, 2024 September 13, 2024
Latest Stories by Gideon Hess
- 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
- Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law? February 19, 2025