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Shefali Luthra
Correspondent
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Shefali Luthra, a Kaiser Health News correspondent, covers consumer issues in health care. Her work has appeared in news outlets such as The Washington Post, CNN Health and NPR.org. Previously, she was KHN’s Peggy Girshman Web Reporting Fellow. She also interned at The Texas Tribune, covering the rollout of the 2010 health law, women’s health issues and state politics. She graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Shefali Luthra
- Arizona Sen. McSally makes health care pledge that contradicts past votes, policy positions June 25, 2020
- Trump’s take on COVID testing gives short shrift to public health realities June 17, 2020
- Trump’s comparison of COVID-19 deaths in Germany, US is wrong May 13, 2020
- Can N95 masks be sterilized 20 times with no degradation, as Northam says? May 12, 2020
- Donald Trump’s claim that US tested more than all countries combined is Pants on Fire wrong April 30, 2020
- Trump says N95 masks can be sterilized for reuse. Only in a pinch, experts warn. April 29, 2020
- Obama knocks GOP’s stance on preexisting conditions during pandemic April 16, 2020
- In coronavirus relief effort, Congress fell short on paid sick leave April 13, 2020
- Are COVID-19 travel restrictions ‘more critical in saving lives’ than testing? Not really April 3, 2020
- Donald Trump’s comparison of US, South Korea coronavirus testing is wrong. Here’s why March 25, 2020
Latest Stories by Shefali Luthra
- 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
- Bloomberg on health care: Translating his mayoral record to the national stage January 23, 2020
- Team Trump says administration’s action on health care ‘is working.’ Is it? January 13, 2020
- Fact-checking Trump’s claims about Medicare at The Villages in Florida October 3, 2019
- Health care gets heated on night 2 of the Democratic presidential debate June 28, 2019
- ‘Medicare for All’ emerges as early divide in first Democratic presidential primary debate June 27, 2019
- Curing cancer: easy politics, difficult science June 24, 2019
- How Obamacare, Medicare and ‘Medicare for All’ muddy the campaign trail May 13, 2019