Lola Duffort

Reporter, VTDigger

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7 Fact-Checks Published

Lola Duffort is VTDigger’s education reporter. Prior to Digger, Lola covered schools for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire and the Rutland Herald. While at the Monitor, she was a reporter for PolitiFact New Hampshire. She has also freelanced for the Miami Herald in Florida, where she grew up. She is a graduate of McGill University in Canada.

Latest Fact-Checks by Lola Duffort

Sanders’ latest claim about college costs only applies to public universities June 26, 2019
Vermont’s governor inflated his record on reducing opioid treatment waiting lists November 8, 2018
Did Vermont’s governor dismiss all school merger appeals? October 30, 2018
Does school competition lift all boats like Jeb Bush says? April 17, 2017
Maggie Hassan says Kelly Ayotte voted to cut $90 billion from Pell Grants November 5, 2016
Did Maggie Hassan raise tuition, making New Hampshire the highest in the country? October 6, 2016
Has Maggie Hassan missed nearly every board meeting for the University System of New Hampshire? September 28, 2016

Latest Stories by Lola Duffort

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