fact-checking
I can fact-check anything you throw at me, but I've been tapped especially for pieces about tech companies and digital privacy, abortion, sexual violence, foreign policy and national security, and campaign finance and elections. I've checked books, radio episodes, videos, research reports, and magazine features. Unless otherwise specified, I was the sole fact-checker on the work below. (Obligatory "non-exhaustive sampling" disclosure!)
God Forgives, Brothers Don't by Jasper Craven (forthcoming May 2026) — was one of two fact-checkers on Jasper's book exploring the history of U.S. military education and its inextricable influence over the shaping of American masculinity. Publishing May 2026 under One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint.
Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power by Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick (forthcoming Aug. 2026) — explores the history of America's uniquely close relationship with Israel and the powerful players who fund and flood campaigns and lobbyists to protect Israel's interest and boost its global influence. Publishing August 2026 under One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint.
Princes and Thieves by Matthew Cole (forthcoming Oct. 2026) — arguably my most sensitive fact-check to date, a longtime national security reporter's years-long investigation into US officials' links to the Middle East. Publishing October 2026 under One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint.
"Sam Bankman-Fried and the Multibillion-Dollar Drama Over FTX’s Ruins," Mother Jones/Reveal (Oct. 2025) — Multimedia investigation into SBF and the collapse of FTX, including two hourlong radio episodes, a feature story, video, and social media elements.
"The Shocking Far-Right Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI," Mother Jones (May/June 2025) — an investigation into Clearview AI, its founders, and the US government's unwieldy use of the technology. I was brought in late on this one to help make print deadline alongside another fact-checker and the research editor, tapped specifically for my speed, legal knowledge, and sensitivity.
"The Unflinching Courage of Taylor Cadle," Mother Jones (March/April 2025) — years-long investigation into the criminalization of a child sexual abuse victim.
"Big Oil's Deceptive Climate Ads," The Center for Climate Integrity (Dec. 2025)— nonprofit climate watchdog group's research report analyzing hundreds of four major oil companies’ deceptive climate-related advertising campaigns.
"The GOP’s Secret Weapon for 2024? Bogus Lawsuits," Mother Jones (Sep./Oct. 2025) — checked and contributed reporting for this feature on the wave of preemptive, flimsy election-related lawsuits and voter fraud conspiracies.
"Red, Black, and Blue," Reveal (Oct. 2024) — radio episode on Black Republican voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
"The 4chan-Coded Ideology Behind Elon Musk’s War on Normies," Mother Jones (July/Aug. 2025) — A feature analyzing Elon Musk and the tech world's proliferation of Aspie Supremacy.