Jason Asenso

Jason Asenso

Staff Writer

Jason Asenso joined PolitiFact in June 2021. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he studied journalism, Russian literature and design. Previously, he has reported on criminal justice, state politics, and voting rights at Injustice Watch, a Chicago nonprofit newsroom.

jasenso@poynter.org

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Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"

Mostly False

By Jason Asenso • August 27, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on August 19, 2021 in an Instagram post.:

"Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts."

Half-True

By Jason Asenso • August 23, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

229 Christian missionaries were sentenced to death in Afghanistan.

False

By Jason Asenso • August 19, 2021

Viral image
stated on August 11, 2021 in a Facebook post.:

Image shows Harvard email terminating a student over social media accounts.

Pants on Fire!

By Jason Asenso • August 18, 2021

Louie Gohmert
stated on August 11, 2021 in an OAN broadcast.:

Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.”

Half-True

By Jason Asenso • August 17, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on August 8, 2021 in an Instagram post.:

Says actor Mike Mitchell died because of a COVID-19 booster shot.

False

By Jason Asenso • August 12, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post:

The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.

False

By Jason Asenso • August 6, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Novak Djokovic said of Simone Biles: “Pressure is a privilege, my friend. ...If you are aiming to be at the top of the game you better start learning how to deal with pressure…”

Mostly False

By Jason Asenso • August 2, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“60% of patients admitted to the hospital in the UK have been fully vaccinated”

False

By Jason Asenso • July 30, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has left training camp and says he will ‘not play another down in the NFL’ until the team changes their name.”

Pants on Fire!

By Jason Asenso • July 28, 2021

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