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Nell Benton
Researcher, CQ
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Nell Benton is the news research supervisor at Congressional Quarterly. She earned her bachelor's degree in Russian at Duke University and her master's degree in library science at Vanderbilt University. She worked in academic and non-profit libraries before coming to Congressional Quarterly in 1996.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Nell Benton
- He had help October 31, 2007
- Dodd was “bulldog” in passing bill October 30, 2007
- A consistent supporter of gun rights September 17, 2007
- Lotsa bills, but not the most September 17, 2007
- A few exceptions to his small-government principles September 17, 2007
- He exaggerates effects of constitutional amendment September 6, 2007
- A fair account of Romney’s position July 10, 2007
Latest Stories by Nell Benton
- 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
- Barbers give Dodd a good cut November 5, 2007
- ‘Dr. No’ sometimes votes yes September 17, 2007