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William Skipworth

William Skipworth

PolitiFact Missouri reporter

William Skipworth is a reporter for PolitiFact Missouri. He also reports for the Columbia Missourian and studies investigative journalism at the University of Missouri.

wkskipworth@mail.missouri.edu

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Latest Fact-Checks By William Skipworth

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Missouri House Democratic Caucus
Missouri House Democratic Caucus
stated on March 22, 2021 a tweet
"An average of nearly 5,000 Missourians were contracting COVID every day in November."
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • April 24, 2021
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on March 2, 2021 an interview on 97.1 KTFK
By ending the Keystone XL Pipeline project, President Joe Biden “imperiled one of Donald Trump's most significant achievements, which was that we had achieved American energy independence.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • March 19, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on February 25, 2021 a tweet
Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
Half-True
By William Skipworth • March 10, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 4, 2021 a tweet
Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • January 8, 2021
Liberty Alliance
Liberty Alliance
stated on October 14, 2020 a Facebook post
"Beware - George Soros is starting a Fake News site in Missouri”
False
By William Skipworth • December 4, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on September 26, 2020 a campaign ad
"Mike Parson opposes protections for pre-existing conditions.”
Mostly True
By William Skipworth • October 30, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
Mostly True
By William Skipworth • October 23, 2020
Uniting Missouri PAC
Uniting Missouri PAC
stated on September 2, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police."
False
By William Skipworth • October 14, 2020
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on August 18, 2020 a press conference
“All Missouri’s high-risk areas have mask mandates in place.”
False
By William Skipworth • October 6, 2020
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