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Smitha Rajan
Alfred Friendly Fellow
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Smitha Rajan is an Alfred Friendly fellow and an assistant editor at DNA, a daily English-language publication in Ahmedebad, India, where she oversees a staff of 12 and writes under the byline Smitha R.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Smitha Rajan
- Did Saudis spend money on Trump hotels? Yes June 19, 2017
- Bernie Sanders inflates Trump tax plan benefits to billionaires May 31, 2017
- Trump goes a bit overboard with icebreaker claim May 24, 2017
- Yes, indoor air pollution kills more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB May 18, 2017
Latest Stories by Smitha Rajan
- 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
- Fact-checking Montana politician Greg Gianforte’s account of clash with Guardian reporter May 25, 2017
- Did Donald Trump shut down Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ program? May 11, 2017