Tessa Weinberg
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Tessa Weinberg is a junior at the University of Missouri, majoring in print and digital journalism with an emphasis in investigative reporting. This fall, she’s reporting on state government for the Columbia Missourian, fact-checking for PolitiFact Missouri and working as an editorial assistant at Investigative Reporters and Editors. In the past, she has interned at the (Louisville) Courier-Journal and the Los Angeles Times.
Latest Fact-Checks by Tessa Weinberg
- Photo of Kurt Russell in a Trump T-shirt is doctored November 6, 2018
- No, Stacey Abrams did not pose with a campaign sign that described her as a ‘communist’ November 6, 2018
- Viral post that lottery winner was arrested for dumping manure on former boss’ lawn reeks of falsity November 5, 2018
- Andrew Gillum did not ‘indefinitely’ suspend his campaign for Florida governor November 3, 2018
- 2015 letter doesn’t reveal Soros ‘plot’ to use migration to take down borders November 1, 2018
- Viral photo does not show pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc with a ‘Democrat Donor’ November 1, 2018
- Burger King doesn’t use horse meat in burgers like viral post claims October 24, 2018
- Supreme Court ruling does not mean Native Americans can’t vote in North Dakota October 23, 2018
- Cora Faith Walker mostly right on life expectancy disparities in St. Louis December 25, 2017
- Satanic Temple has not ‘teamed up’ with Planned Parenthood or ACLU November 24, 2017
Latest Stories by Tessa Weinberg
- 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