Riley Snyder

PolitiFact Nevada staff writer

4 Stories Published

43 Fact-Checks Published

Riley Snyder is a political fact-checker at PolitiFact Nevada, working out of KTNV Channel 13 Action News in Las Vegas. Previously, he covered the Nevada Legislature for the Associated Press and has interned for the Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Sun and Reno Gazette-Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno where he majored in journalism. He works out of the KTNV studios in Las Vegas.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Riley Snyder

Trump says Nevadans will see a ‘massive’ hike in health care premiums, but some context needed November 4, 2016
New ad claiming Catherine Cortez Masto indicted Harry Reid’s political opponent needs context November 1, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto claims Joe Heck supported the 2013 government shutdown October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton correctly claims that Trump Tower was in part built by undocumented workers October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton says Supreme Court gun decision dealt with protecting toddlers October 20, 2016
Nevada Assemblyman accused of appearing in fetish film, stalking, but context needed October 6, 2016
Ad accuses Catherine Cortez Masto of not addressing rape kit backlog as Attorney General September 28, 2016
Group correct that Catherine Cortez Masto opposes new school choice program, but fudges details September 19, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto largely correct about Joe Heck’s votes to defund Planned Parenthood September 6, 2016
On DACA funding, Ruben Kihuen oversimplifies votes taken by Republican opponent Cresent Hardy August 25, 2016

Latest Stories by Riley Snyder

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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
Hillary Clinton correctamente dice: Torre Trump en parte construida por trabajadores indocumentados November 2, 2016
PolitiFact Sheet: Challenges and questions remain for proposed Las Vegas stadium September 14, 2016
Nevada Republican goofs at RNC, wrongly claims Las Vegas is capital of Nevada July 20, 2016
Fact-checking claims about the Nevada convention chaos May 19, 2016