Lauren Carroll
Staff Writer
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Lauren Carroll is a PolitiFact staff writer based in Washington. Before PolitiFact, she held internships with the Tampa Bay Times in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the News and Observer in Raleigh, N.C. She is a 2014 graduate of Duke University, where she majored in political science.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Lauren Carroll
- Lt. Gov. Cagle says Georgia is No. 1 state for business. Is it? July 19, 2017
- Donald Trump says Barack Obama ‘did nothing’ about Russia prior to Election Day July 10, 2017
- CBO counted 7 million people who ‘don’t exist,’ says White House legislative director July 5, 2017
- Jeff Sessions cites ‘longstanding policy’ to deflect senators’ questions in Russia hearing June 14, 2017
- Did Obama seek back-channel talks with Iran during his 2008 campaign? June 2, 2017
- Blogs fabricate Marco Rubio quote about putting rape victims in jail for considering abortion June 1, 2017
- The baseless claim that slain DNC staffer Seth Rich gave emails to WikiLeaks May 23, 2017
- Rush Limbaugh says like Donald Trump, Barack Obama also meddled in an FBI investigation May 18, 2017
- GOP health care bill ‘yanks tax credits away from veterans,’ Sen. Blumenthal says May 15, 2017
- Headlines that say GOP bill makes sexual assault a pre-existing condition are misleading May 5, 2017
Latest Stories by Lauren Carroll
- 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
- 17 intelligence organizations or 4? Either way, Russia conclusion still valid July 6, 2017
- Fact-checking Trump’s tweets about Russia, Hillary Clinton and the ‘witch hunt’ June 16, 2017
- ‘Top 10’ graphic misleads about James Comey’s testimony June 16, 2017
- How pundits twisted James Comey’s testimony June 9, 2017
- Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump June 8, 2017
- James Comey testifies before Senate about Trump, Russia June 8, 2017
- The 3 things Comey’s advance testimony corroborates from press reports, Trump June 7, 2017
- 6 questions about James Comey’s upcoming Senate hearing, answered June 7, 2017
- Read James Comey’s opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing June 7, 2017
- In Context: James Comey’s past comments on interference in FBI investigations June 6, 2017