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Wes Hester
Richmond-Times Dispatch political reporter
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Wes Hester is the Main Street reporter on the Richmond Times-Dispatch political team.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Wes Hester
- Rigell says GOP Medicare plan offers those under 55 same healthcare options enjoyed by Congress July 15, 2011
- Gov. Bob McDonnell says Virginia’s crime rate continues to plummet July 11, 2011
- Virginia GOP says Phil Puckett voted against sending EPA a message June 24, 2011
- Rep. Moran says GOP requires use of cups in House cafeterias made by Koch Industries June 1, 2011
- Eric Cantor says benefits and salary for public employees are far higher than private sector May 31, 2011
- Rep. Frank Wolf says U.S. has over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities May 23, 2011
- Cuccinelli says DOE officials never visited Virginia Tech while investigating shootings May 20, 2011
- Rep. Randy Forbes says holding line on debt limit doesn’t force default May 16, 2011
- Eric Cantor says almost 50 percent of Americans don’t pay income taxes May 9, 2011
- Terry McAuliffe says China owns $1.1 trillion in U.S. debt May 3, 2011
Latest Stories by Wes Hester
- 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
- Of debt, taxes and time travel July 5, 2011