Marc Filippino
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Filippino is a staff writer and editorial assistant for Reboot Illinois and Illinois Politifact. He is the former World & National Producer at Rivet Radio in Chicago, and before that he covered feature and breaking news in the Boston metro area for The Cambridge Chronicle and The Lexington Minuteman newspapers. His work has been featured in international magazines, on CBS Sports and WBUR.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Marc Filippino
- Gov. Rauner has proposed funding cuts for autism March 30, 2017
- A Chicago alderman misses the mark comparing Donald Trump’s deportation policy to Hitler’s March 23, 2017
- Durbin on target about the location and causes of Chicago gun violence February 23, 2017
- AFL-CIO legislative director points to untraceable data January 19, 2017
- Illinois GOP press secretary makes $8 million Twitter leap over Democrat’s paycheck lawsuit January 6, 2017
- Barney Frank’s claim against Bob Dold, Paul Ryan doesn’t add up October 27, 2016
- Attack on Marwig’s property taxes misses the mark October 5, 2016
- Anti-Duckworth Super Pac ad goes nuclear on Iran deal August 23, 2016
- Madigan targets Rauner’s support for Trump campaign August 10, 2016
- Shimkus shortens War on Poverty, crunches soggy data to make a point July 28, 2016
Latest Stories by Marc Filippino
- 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
- Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up? October 12, 2016
- Ataque atómico de Súper Pac contra Duckworth por el acuerdo con Irán September 28, 2016