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Tara Merrigan
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Tara Merrigan is a reporting intern with the Austin American-Statesman.
Latest Fact-Checks by Tara Merrigan
- HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said ‘we’re not cutting science’ or research. NIH grant cuts show that’s wrong February 5, 2026
- Test for image November 20, 2025
- Test Fact Checks Main Contents November 3, 2025
- Amy Klobuchar said hate crimes are increasing. That’s right for reported incidents in the U.S. October 31, 2025
- President Donald Trump says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has “‘MS-13’ on his knuckles.” Pants on Fire! April 30, 2025
- Claim about Trump rejecting Helene relief for North Carolina lacks context s April 24, 2025
- Is gas $1.98 a gallon in a few U.S. states, as Donald Trump said? That’s False April 24, 2025
- Firearm-related deaths are No. 1 killer of college-age people, data shows April 22, 2025
- Putting claim about “largest tax increase” in context April 22, 2025
- No, ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict Pope Francis would die in 2025 April 22, 2025
Latest Stories by Tara Merrigan
- 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
- Test Spanish Post 2 December 17, 2025
- Test English Post 2 December 17, 2025
- Test Spanish Post December 12, 2025
- Test English Posts December 12, 2025
- Test Featured Image November 3, 2025
- Donald Trump dijo que ‘devolvió la libertad de expresión’. Sus 100 días dicen algo diferente April 30, 2025
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan April 30, 2025
- Live: Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term April 29, 2025
- President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story. April 29, 2025
- 100 PolitiFact fact-checks from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office April 29, 2025