Kelsey Sena Tamakloe
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Kelsey Sena Tamakloe joined PolitiFact in June 2021. She is a senior at Yale University majoring in political science and German Studies. She is the editor-in-chief of DOWN Magazine, an online publication written by people of color, for people of color. She is also part of the Yale Journalism Initiative.
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Latest Fact-Checks by Kelsey Sena Tamakloe
- A pro-capitalism quote misattributed to Abraham Lincoln resurfaces August 5, 2021
- Social media photo shows glacial runoff hitting Gulf of Alaska, not two oceans July 29, 2021
- Website promises money for drivers without a DUI, but there’s no proof July 27, 2021
- Biden has not announced ‘quarantine camps’ for unvaccinated Americans July 22, 2021
- Here’s why the Olympics gave athletes cardboard beds July 19, 2021
- Video purporting to show anti-vaccination protest in France is actually from Kenya July 16, 2021
- Social media post about another stimulus check from the government is hoax July 15, 2021
- Social media post falsely states that Pennsylvania has started a full audit for the 2020 election July 14, 2021
- Social media post conflates reports of missing children with pending cases July 12, 2021
- Pelosi never said Trump is the best president, nor is she holding a new election for him June 30, 2021
Latest Stories by Kelsey Sena Tamakloe
- 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
- Have vaccine lotteries worked? Studies so far show mixed results August 19, 2021
- What’s happening with the federal eviction moratorium and rental assistance? August 3, 2021