Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
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Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu was a staff writer with PolitiFact based in Washington, D.C. He previously covered national politics at the Los Angeles Times and global religion at the Associated Press. As a freelancer, he wrote and reported for a range of international media outlets including The Guardian, The New York Times, Quartz, CNN and Al Jazeera English. He has a master of science degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor of arts from the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
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Latest Fact-Checks by Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
- Elon Musk hasn’t ordered all federal workers to be drug tested February 20, 2025
- Claims the NFL ‘canceled’ Elon Musk’s DOGE ads originated from satire account February 18, 2025
- Claim that Trump said he ‘didn’t have time’ to meet plane collision victims families false February 14, 2025
- No, US Army Black Hawk helicopter not the same model as chopper in Kobe Bryant’s crash February 7, 2025
- Trump’s birthright executive order doesn’t strip Kamala Harris’ US citizenship January 24, 2025
- US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century January 23, 2025
- This video of LA fires is mostly AI-generated January 16, 2025
- Tracking Donald Trump’s complete position change on banning TikTok in the US January 16, 2025
- Is Trump giving Staten Island to New Jersey? He didn’t say that, despite what social media posts say January 14, 2025
- FEMA didn’t spend all its money on immigrants. It has billions to respond to California fires. January 10, 2025
Latest Stories by Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
- 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
- US presidents have observed Black History Month for nearly 50 years. Has that changed under Trump? January 30, 2025
- No link between Fort Bragg and New Orleans, Las Vegas incidents, officials say January 3, 2025
- A Maryland city has let noncitizens vote in local elections for 30 years. How has it worked so far? October 21, 2024
- Trump apparent assassination attempt: What we know about suspect Ryan Routh’s party affiliation September 17, 2024
- DNC 2024: Read our fact-checks and stories from the convention August 23, 2024
- To ban or not to ban: Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s mixed messages on TikTok June 13, 2024
- Verificamos los videos fuera de contexto de Joe Biden en ceremonia del Día D en Francia June 7, 2024
- Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event June 6, 2024
- U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections May 7, 2024
- What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests May 6, 2024