Matthew Crowley

Copy chief

32 Stories Published

9 Fact-Checks Published

Matthew Crowley is PolitiFact's copy chief. His journalism career spans more than three decades and includes stints at newspapers in Nevada, Arizona and New York state and experience editing, copy editing, supervising and writing for city, business, features and sports desks. He’s won national, regional and state awards for reporting and headline writing and mentors journalists through the Syracuse University Alumni Partnership and Arizona State University Journalism Mentoring programs. He supports journalism through memberships in the Society for Editing and Investigative Reporters and Editors.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Matthew Crowley

Is the current Congress the least productive of our lifetime? So far, yes April 3, 2024
Do CEOs today earn 400 times more than their typical workers, as Bernie Sanders said? September 21, 2023
Mike Pence oversells U.S. ‘energy independence’ under Donald Trump August 16, 2023
Ron DeSantis said that not ‘a single book’ was banned in Florida. Districts have removed dozens. May 31, 2023
Sen. Tim Scott said Black homeownership has been static since 1968 housing law. He’s right. May 19, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy largely right on Ron DeSantis, Disney carve-out May 4, 2023
Is Nikki Haley right that $500 billion in COVID-19 funding could be rescinded? It’s not that simple May 1, 2023
Biden says expanded child tax credit sharply cut poverty for Black children; data shows he’s right March 22, 2023
Biden says U.S. is losing ground to China in R&D spending. His rankings are off. February 13, 2023

Latest Stories by Matthew Crowley

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
Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 most read politician fact-checks of 2024 December 23, 2024
A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024 December 17, 2024
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City October 27, 2024
12 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s all-women Fox News town hall October 16, 2024
Live fact-checking Kamala Harris’ MSNBC interview with Stephanie Ruhle September 25, 2024
Four fact-checks from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s CNN interview August 30, 2024
Ahead of presidential debates, election PolitiFact unveils new homepage June 7, 2024
Is Biden’s student loan forgiveness affecting Black Americans the most? What we know May 28, 2024
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s new book contains 3 questionable anecdotes May 10, 2024
Biden in Tampa: Fact-checks of his claims on abortion, Trump April 23, 2024