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Sofia Ahmed

Sofia Ahmed

Contributing writer

Sofia Ahmed contributed articles to PolitiFact through February 2025. She previously worked at Reuters as a fact checker and immigration reporter. She received her master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and studied political science at Scripps College. 

truthometer@politifact.com

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Latest Fact-Checks By Sofia Ahmed

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Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer
stated on February 24, 2025 an X post:
U.S. Agency for International Development subsidized CNN and MSNBC hosts’ salaries.
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By Sofia Ahmed • March 7, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2025 Facebook posts:
Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 26, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on February 19, 2025 a Threads post:
Elon Musk posted on X he is planning to suspend Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account.
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By Sofia Ahmed • February 24, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 19, 2025 an Instagram post:
“Delta plane that crashed in Toronto operated by Endeavor Air with all-female flight crew.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 21, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on February 18, 2025 a Threads post:
A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.”
Pants on Fire!
By Sofia Ahmed • February 20, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 social media posts:
“An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 19, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2025 Facebook posts:
Video shows X owner Elon Musk promoted a “bedtime trick” to cure diabetes.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 19, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 14, 2025 social media posts:
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 18, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2025 Facebook posts:
An episode of “The Simpsons” showed a President Donald Trump-like character in a coffin and predicted Feb. 14 would be the “day everything changes.”
Pants on Fire!
By Sofia Ahmed • February 14, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2025 Facebook posts:
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 13, 2025
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