Tim Murphy
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Tim Murphy, PolitiFact Rhode Island editor, has worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Connecticut and Rhode Island for nearly four decades. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he started at The Journal as a reporter in 1983 and has held several positions, including Sunday editor, city editor and, most recently, assistant managing editor for public policy.
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Latest Stories by Tim Murphy
- 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
- 500 Truth-O-Meter rulings — and counting March 22, 2015
- John Legend got his facts right in Academy Award speech February 23, 2015
- PolitiFact R.I. launches Gina-Meter January 4, 2015
- The PolitiFact Rhode Island Top 10 fact-checks of 2014 December 28, 2014
- Before you vote, check our candidate ratings November 2, 2014
- Previewing the Providence mayoral debate September 30, 2014
- From True to Pants on Fire: Our guide to Tuesday’s primary election September 7, 2014
- From True to Pants on Fire: A pre-debate candidate scorecard June 10, 2014
- Fact-checking Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on climate change March 13, 2014
- Fact-checking U.S. Sen. Whitehouse’s claims on climate change March 11, 2014