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Yanqi Xu
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Yanqi Xu is a reporter with PolitiFact and a masters degree student in journalism at the University of Missouri.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Yanqi Xu
- Amy Klobuchar said hate crimes are increasing. That’s right for reported incidents in the U.S. October 31, 2025
- Cory Booker’s claim about regulations on toy guns and not firearms misses the point May 10, 2019
- Yes, millions of families spend the bulk of income on housing May 2, 2019
- Is most home care paid by government programs? April 25, 2019
- Facebook post claims CNN uses same girl in photos of separate refugee crises March 1, 2019
- No, state laws don’t criminalize just any criticism February 27, 2019
- Does U.S. have more gun deaths in 1 day than other countries in 1 year? February 14, 2019
Latest Stories by Yanqi Xu
- 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
- Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes April 3, 2019