Steve Contorno
Political Editor
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Steve Contorno is the political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, where he has covered state and local government since 2015. He worked as a staff writer for PolitiFact during the 2014 elections. He previously covered Congress and Virginia politics for the Washington Examiner as well as state and local governments in Wisconsin for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. A native of the Chicago suburbs, Steve graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism and a minor in political science, and holds a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield, where he covered the Illinois legislature for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Steve Contorno
- Fact-checking Kellyanne Conway on the ‘Bowling Green massacre’ February 3, 2017
- True: Hillary Clinton says federal government sued Donald Trump for housing discrimination September 27, 2016
- Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton lauded controversial Trans-Pacific trade deal September 27, 2016
- Ted Cruz: Small business are going out of business ‘in record numbers’ March 24, 2015
- Ron Johnson: Iran’s parliament gets to vote on nuclear deal, Congress should too March 10, 2015
- Fact-checking Chuck Schumer’s defense of Hillary Clinton’s private email March 8, 2015
- Marco Rubio: At least three sectors of the border are ‘completely insecure’ March 5, 2015
- Rick Scott: Average Floridian pays $1,800 in state taxes, lowest in country March 3, 2015
- Conservative group claims Hillary Clinton’s foundation took millions from foreign governments February 26, 2015
- Rudy Giuliani: Barack Obama said American exceptionalism no better than other countries’ February 23, 2015
Latest Stories by Steve Contorno
- 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
- How QAnon is seeping into Florida during the 2020 presidential campaign September 8, 2020
- How Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders compare on their long voting records March 16, 2020
- Trump says Clinton and Obama paid people to cause violence at his rallies October 20, 2016
- Fact-checking a deal with Iran March 30, 2015
- Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president? (Updated) March 26, 2015
- The federal health care law: What came true and what didn’t March 20, 2015
- PunditFact fact-checks the March 8 news shows March 8, 2015
- Fact-checking the March 8 news shows March 8, 2015
- Fact-checking vaccines and measles February 13, 2015
- Rand Paul on ‘walking, talking’ children who end up with ‘profound mental disorders after vaccines’ February 5, 2015