Sophie Austin

Staff writer

15 Stories Published

12 Fact-Checks Published

Sophie Austin is a student at American University and a PolitiFact staff writer. She has reported local stories on the environment for The DC Line and is currently the administration and local news editor of The Eagle, AU's student-led newspaper.

Areas of Expertise

Children 1 Climate Change 2 Coronavirus 4 Criminal Justice 1 Debt 1 Economy 1 Education 3 Environment 2 Facebook Fact-checks 2 Families 1 History 1 Immigration 1 National 10 Public Health 2 Race and Ethnicity 1

Latest Fact-Checks by Sophie Austin

No, Kamala Harris didn’t say she wants to eliminate beef August 14, 2020
Donald Trump falsely says Democrats don’t want to protect people from evictions August 13, 2020
Comparing the price of child care with college tuition August 6, 2020
The long history of racism in the US presidency July 27, 2020
Trump said Biden wants to mandate net-zero emission buildings and get rid of windows. He’s wrong July 17, 2020
Video shows outdated face mask guidance from Dr. Anthony Fauci July 8, 2020
Pelosi compares cost of state and local aid from coronavirus relief bill to 2017 tax cuts July 7, 2020
No, Taylor Swift didn’t say we should remove the Statue of Liberty July 2, 2020
Trump wrongly claims Biden wants to prosecute churchgoers June 23, 2020
No, the only reason to oppose voter ID laws isn’t because ‘you plan to cheat’ June 21, 2019

Latest Stories by Sophie Austin

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
Donald Trump’s executive action on student loans, explained August 11, 2020
Joe Biden’s climate change plan, explained August 3, 2020
Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine July 28, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform July 19, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric July 10, 2020
COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t July 10, 2020
The Independence Day speech analyzer: Donald Trump’s weekend addresses July 6, 2020
The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained January 14, 2020
Fact-checking a mixed bag of accusations on Trump and 9/11 September 11, 2019
Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies (updated) August 29, 2019