Grace Abels

Staff writer

52 Stories Published

118 Fact-Checks Published

Grace Abels joined PolitiFact as a staff writer focused on LGBTQ issues in February 2023. She graduated from Duke University where she studied history and journalism. She worked at the Duke Reporters’ Lab analyzing fact-checking data and has previously written stories for The 9th Street Journal and Facing South magazine.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Grace Abels

Can voters use Real ID to satisfy SAVE Act voting rules, as Byron Daniels said? Not in 44 states. April 18, 2025
Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors April 11, 2025
No, Trump didn’t suggest we replace Pride month with veterans month April 2, 2025
There’s no evidence that Speaker Mike Johnson is messaging on Grindr April 1, 2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’ April 1, 2025
Hegseth says leaked Signal group text didn’t have ‘war plans’. But screenshots show attack details March 26, 2025
Why you should be skeptical of that ‘leaked’ audio of JD Vance criticizing Elon Musk March 24, 2025
USDA grant funded research into all-natural menstrual products, not trans menstrual cycles March 19, 2025
No evidence Elon Musk campaigned to cancel ‘The View’ March 17, 2025
Rep. Nancy Mace is wrong. Not all people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes. February 21, 2025

Latest Stories by Grace Abels

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
Donald Trump dijo que ‘devolvió la libertad de expresión’. Sus 100 días dicen algo diferente April 30, 2025
President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story. April 29, 2025
Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed April 7, 2025
Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ March 21, 2025
Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here’s what to know. March 20, 2025
The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’ March 12, 2025
President Trump’s January Littlejohn story about ‘secret’ gender transition needs context March 5, 2025
Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why? February 20, 2025
Trump ordered a hiring freeze. Did it include air traffic controllers as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said? February 7, 2025
Five misleading claims from Trump’s executive order on trans youth health care February 5, 2025