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Simone Esters

Simone Esters

PolitiFact Missouri reporter

Simone Esters is a reporter for PolitiFact Missouri. She was a digital producer at KOMU with communications work experience for the National Football League. She is studying convergence journalism with an emphasis in emerging media at the Missouri School of Journalism.   

sdepp5@mail.missouri.edu

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Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on November 12, 2020 a press conference
“Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.”
Mostly True
By Simone Esters • December 17, 2020
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on November 24, 2020 an Interview with the Southeast Missourian
“The president got the highest percentage of minority votes of any Republican candidate for president in over 100 years."
False
By Simone Esters • December 8, 2020
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
stated on August 28, 2020 a press conference
“The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina.
False
By Simone Esters • September 16, 2020
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