Gregory Smith

Reporter

0 Stories Published

9 Fact-Checks Published

Gregory Smith is a veteran reporter for the Providence Journal, most recently having covered public safety in Providence. Since he began work at The Journal in 1972, he has been a reporter in suburban bureaus and at Providence City Hall, managed the Journal’s former news bureaus in Woonsocket and Greenville, and served as deputy business editor and as a copy editor. Smith has a bachelor of science degree in journalism and political science from Syracuse University.

Latest Fact-Checks by Gregory Smith

Child-care activist Jennifer Parrish says number of children in subsidized child care fell by 20,000 in Illinois after labor union began representing providers October 13, 2013
R.I. Gov. Lincoln Chafee says governors in 46 states have line-item veto authority October 6, 2013
Deadspin says URI basketball coach is highest paid R.I. state employee September 29, 2013
American LeadHERship PAC says Providence’s credit rating sank close to ‘junk bond’ status under Mayor Angel Taveras September 15, 2013
URI faculty union director Frank Annunziato says professors low-paid among peers in New England, nationally September 7, 2013
Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski says offshore wind power cheaper than solar power in R.I. August 31, 2013
Rep. Helio Melo says R.I. has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita July 28, 2013
Governor Lincoln Chafee says farming is one of the fastest growing areas of Rhode Island’s economy July 18, 2013
Bernard Jackvony says Providence hasn’t elected Republican to Council, Assembly in 30 years June 14, 2013

Latest Stories by Gregory Smith

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