Miriam Valverde

Assistant managing editor

209 Stories Published

406 Fact-Checks Published

Miriam Valverde is an assistant managing editor at PolitiFact. She oversees Poynter and PolitiFact’s research and custom fact-checking projects, as well as PolitiFact en Español. Previously, she fact-checked claims about immigration, public policy, and COVID-19 as a PolitiFact staff writer. Miriam led the development and launch of MediaWise en Español, a digital media literacy program that teaches Spanish speakers in the United States how to spot misinformation online. Miriam reported for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Bradenton Herald, the Boston Globe and a Boston Spanish-language publication, El Planeta. Miriam graduated from Emerson College with a major in journalism and minor in business studies.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Miriam Valverde

What’s the average cost of a COVID-19 hospital stay? September 2, 2021
Mitt Romney accurately says Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners August 31, 2021
Fact-checking Joe Biden on U.S. credibility as military withdraws from Afghanistan August 26, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination does not violate the Nuremberg Code August 20, 2021
Ron DeSantis’ effort to blame COVID-19 spread on migrants is short on evidence August 6, 2021
DeSantis leaves out context in claim about meth and the southern border June 21, 2021
Claim about 920 miscarriages caused by COVID-19 vaccination lacks evidence June 8, 2021
Facebook post makes unproven claim about police funding and homicides May 28, 2021
Joe Biden isn’t resigning, and Nancy Pelosi didn’t ask him to May 26, 2021
Social media post exaggerates economic statistics May 26, 2021

Latest Stories by Miriam Valverde

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
Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? August 19, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Is Florida’s current COVID-19 case spike a result of seasonality? August 18, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: When will the COVID-19 vaccines get FDA approval? July 29, 2021
Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly July 21, 2021
Suspended from social media, Donald Trump turns to traditional media avenues to push falsehoods July 14, 2021
Central America and the root causes of migration to the US June 7, 2021
Removal of Liz Cheney from House leadership is only one piece of GOP coalescing around the ‘Big Lie’ May 14, 2021
Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress April 29, 2021
What is the Biden administration saying about the refugee admissions cap for 2021? April 20, 2021
Police confusing firearms for stun guns: How often does it happen? April 15, 2021