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Past Contributors. Viveca Novak is a journalist who covered politics and government in Washington for more than 20 years, reporting in turn for Common Cause Magazine , National Journal , the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine. She holds an M. She left FactCheck. Jessica Henig earned her B. While at Maryland, she taught digital literature and rhetorical writing.

She has also worked for the National Institutes of Health and as a freelance researcher and editor. Justin Bank earned both his B. A in political science and public communication and his M. A in applied politics at American University. He joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center in October with various experiences across the public affairs spectrum.

He has worked in the newsroom at the New York Post , assisted the director of communications for the AFL-CIO-affiliated seniors advocacy group the Alliance for Retired Americans, and worked for a boutique public relations firm specializing in health care policy.

Joe Miller earned his B. Emi Kolawole earned her B. She joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center in November , after working as a news researcher at Congressional Quarterly on issues of defense, foreign policy, intelligence and homeland security. James Ficaro Researcher, FactCheck. James Ficaro earned his B. After finishing his undergraduate work, James moved to D. James left FactCheck at the end of December to pursue a law degree. Matthew Barge Researcher, FactCheck.

Matthew Barge earned his B. Dobbs started the Fact Checker's use of its "Pinocchios" rating scale in September Statements ruled misleading by the Fact Checker receive one to four "Pinocchios," with more misleading claims receiving the most Pinocchios. When The Washington Post brought back the Fact Checker as a permanent feature in , Glenn Kessler , another veteran reporter, got the job. Under Kessler, the Fact Checker expanded its mission to general political fact-checking.

It also started rating whether candidates had flip-flopped on an issue, marking those events with an upside-down "Pinocchio" image. As part of The Washington Post newspaper, the Fact Checker receives its funding through ad and subscription revenue.

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