Yacob Reyes

Staff writer

39 Stories Published

76 Fact-Checks Published

Yacob Reyes was a staff writer covering Florida politicians and legislative issues for PolitiFact. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Axios, where he covered national breaking news. Reyes is a reporter of Puerto Rican descent based in Tampa. He is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He left PolitiFact in March 2023.

Areas of Expertise

Abortion 10 Ad Watch 2 Arizona 1 Border Security 3 Climate Change 2 Congress 6 Coronavirus 1 Corrections and Updates 2 Crime 2 Criminal Justice 5 Drugs 2 Economy 5 Education 5 Elections 9 Families 1 Financial Regulation 1 Florida 27 Foreign Policy 1 Gas Prices 1 Guns 4 Health Care 1 History 3 Homeland Security 2 Immigration 3 Legal Issues 2 LGBTQ 2 Military 1 National 8 Nevada 1 Pennsylvania 1 Pensions 1 PolitiFact en Español 10 Public Health 1 Race and Ethnicity 1 Russia 2 Sexuality 1 Taxes 9 Terrorism 2 Ukraine 1 Voting Record 1

Latest Fact-Checks by Yacob Reyes

Donald Trump’s attacks exaggerate Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 response April 3, 2023
Donald Trump exaggerates Manhattan crime levels in attacks on DA in Stormy Daniels case March 24, 2023
Rep. Ron DeSantis backed raising Social Security and Medicare age; Gov. DeSantis has different tack March 15, 2023
Is $1 of every $3 Ron DeSantis spends from the federal government? Yes March 9, 2023
Did George Soros endorse Ron DeSantis? No February 23, 2023
In the House, Ron DeSantis voted to rein in Medicare spending. Is that a cut? February 22, 2023
Proposed Medicare Advantage changes cannot accurately be called ‘cuts,’ experts said February 15, 2023
Gavin Newsom overstates the effect of Florida’s permitless carry bill February 6, 2023
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s list of cities that ‘defunded’ police doesn’t account for reversals February 1, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely claims bivalent booster vaccine increases chances of COVID-19 infection January 20, 2023

Latest Stories by Yacob Reyes

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
Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries April 4, 2023
Was Silicon Valley Bank demise caused by Trump easing regulation, ‘woke’ efforts, or something else? March 13, 2023
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis’ book: What ‘The Courage to Be Free’ glosses over about his record March 2, 2023
What does the ‘1870’ pin mean at the State of the Union? February 8, 2023
‘Indoctrination’? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class January 25, 2023
What we know about the Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referrals December 19, 2022
What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner December 8, 2022
What Raphael Warnock’s win means for Democrats’ Senate advantage December 7, 2022
Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care December 2, 2022
Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise November 16, 2022