William Skipworth
PolitiFact Missouri reporter
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William Skipworth is a reporter for PolitiFact Missouri. He also reports for the Columbia Missourian and studies investigative journalism at the University of Missouri.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by William Skipworth
- Democrats exaggerated Missouri’s November COVID-19 caseload April 24, 2021
- Former Missouri governor missed the mark with Keystone XL statement March 19, 2021
- Blunt’s proposal to reopen schools relied on withholding funds to force compliance March 10, 2021
- Protesters at Sen. Josh Hawley’s home were disruptive but not threatening or violent January 8, 2021
- George Soros is not the mastermind behind startup news outlet the Missouri Independent December 4, 2020
- Does Gov. Parson actually oppose protections for preexisting conditions? October 30, 2020
- Parson administration did remove almost 100,000 kids from Medicaid, as Galloway said October 23, 2020
- Checking ads that say Galloway’s campaign is being funded by groups seeking to defund the police October 14, 2020
- Most high-risk counties in Missouri don’t have mask mandates, despite Parson’s claim October 6, 2020
Latest Stories by William Skipworth
- 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
- They said what? Fact-checking the Missouri governor debate October 10, 2020