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Madeleine Doubek
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Madeleine Doubek is publisher of Reboot Illinois. She previously managed the Daily Herald newsroom in suburban Chicago. An award-winning journalist, Doubek served as the Daily Herald's political writer and editor and led the paper's project and investigative work.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Madeleine Doubek
- Fake news claims Muslims can wear burqas in driver’s license photos April 2, 2017
- Rauner’s budget-balancing claim doesn’t come close to adding up March 9, 2017
- Rauner right about cost of lawmakers’ four straight pension holidays February 17, 2017
- Illinois tax burden among highest, but not in Top 5 in U.S. December 2, 2016
- Safe roads backers’ tax claim defies reality November 5, 2016
- Duckworth stretches Super PAC claim against Kirk September 28, 2016
- Emanuel scores well on CPS test August 25, 2016
- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk falsely attacks Duckworth on IRS expansion July 21, 2016
Latest Stories by Madeleine Doubek
- 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
- Introducing PolitiFact Illinois July 13, 2016