Loreben Tuquero

Staff writer

37 Stories Published

241 Fact-Checks Published

Loreben Tuquero is a reporter covering misinformation for PolitiFact. She previously worked as a researcher/writer for Rappler, where she wrote fact checks and stories on disinformation actors and techniques. She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in communication.

Areas of Expertise

Agriculture 1 Artificial intelligence 4 Ask PolitiFact 2 Campaign Finance 1 China 3 Congress 2 Corrections and Updates 5 Crime 1 Economy 1 Education 1 Elections 7 Georgia 1 Health Care 1 Immigration 3 Israel 2 Legal Issues 1 LGBTQ 1 Michigan 1 MovieFact 1 National 19 Natural Disasters 1 New York 2 Ohio 2 Pennsylvania 3 PolitiFact en Español 1 Pop Culture 2 Public Health 1 Russia 3 Sports 1 Stimulus 1 Technology 7 Transportation 3 Weather 1 Wisconsin 2

Latest Fact-Checks by Loreben Tuquero

Firearm-related deaths are No. 1 killer of college-age people, data shows April 22, 2025
Liz Cheney didn’t pen a viral open letter to Democrats. It started in a Facebook group. April 18, 2025
This video does not prove ‘weather modification’ caused northern Michigan ice storm April 4, 2025
Elon Musk didn’t fund a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old named ‘Lily Thompson’ April 1, 2025
Image of a person dressed as Pikachu in Turkey protests is AI-generated March 28, 2025
Phoenix’s wildfire risk linked to climate change and invasive plants, not Bill Gates March 28, 2025
Trump showed the Declaration of Independence, not the Bitcoin whitepaper, at the White House March 27, 2025
No, DOGE didn’t find that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama March 17, 2025
Stacey Abrams didn’t admit to using $2 billion from EPA to buy votes in Georgia March 14, 2025
Audio of BBC reporter making snide comment about the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting is fake March 10, 2025

Latest Stories by Loreben Tuquero

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
Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy April 17, 2025
What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine April 11, 2025
NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work? March 26, 2025
Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows February 24, 2025
From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction February 5, 2025
Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say January 30, 2025
Social media is overridden with scams about a payment from the government. This one is legitimate. January 15, 2025
‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign December 19, 2024
Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines November 26, 2024
On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI November 20, 2024