Zack McMillin
Editor, PolitiFact Tennessee
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Editor of PolitiFact Tennessee and Assistant Metro Editor at The Commercial Appeal. Born and raised in Memphis, he has won many regional and national awards since joining The CA to write sports in 1995, after graduating from Vanderbilt University. Moved to CA newsroom after being selected as a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan for 2006-07 academic year. He and his wife, Aimee, have a first-grader and third-grader.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Zack McMillin
- Lamar Alexander says more Tennesseeans have hunting and fishing licenses than vote November 18, 2012
- Schools must get half the proceeds from county sales tax increase, says Stand For Children November 4, 2012
- George Flinn blames Steve Cohen for Shelby unemployment rate being more than twice as bad October 28, 2012
- Chattanooga senator slaps virtual school company for “results at bottom of the bottom” October 7, 2012
- Memphis schools president says Shelby County funding for schools has not increased over the past six years August 20, 2012
- Lamar Alexander says three Tennessee cities among worst five in nation for asthma June 24, 2012
- Tennessee Democrats accuse Romney of saying more cops, more firemen, more teachers are not needed June 18, 2012
- Memphis police union says Mayor Wharton threatened to lay off cops, emergency services personnel June 3, 2012
- Gov. Haslam, schools merger and new legislation May 20, 2012
- Memphis Mayor A C Wharton says tax increase not for city government services May 6, 2012
Latest Stories by Zack McMillin
- 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
- University of Memphis claims it has “safest” big metro campus in state September 9, 2012
- On Tennessee Lottery revenues, reserve funds and Gresham’s False ruling July 17, 2012
- Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board April 2, 2012
- Examining ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill sponsor’s claims about AIDS, gay men, risks of sexual activity February 5, 2012
- Men, monkeys and the origin of AIDS February 3, 2012
- Headed to week three, raring to go January 30, 2012