Sofia Ahmed

words in @Reuters, @PolitiFact, @Poynter, @USATODAY, @PrismReports | @columbiajourn alum she/her

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

@elonmusk and @DonaldJTrumpJr reshared a viral video this week of what looked like an E! News report saying USAID paid Hollywood actors millions to visit Ukraine. An E! News spokesperson told PolitiFact the video is inauthentic. Read my full story :
https://t.co/oZzcVkeh9X

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

Verifying myself for the Journalists of Color slack. https://t.co/qXWOkE9uI8

[Louis Jacobson @loujacobson]

My latest @PolitiFact w/ @sofiaahhmed: No, immigrants who entered the U.S. under Biden’s administration did not get 9 million jobs. https://t.co/waps2myKSx

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

@ASIFAEast @MovingImageNYC @ASIFA_Intl Hello! Is this a ticketed event/where can I buy a ticket ?

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

@BretWeinstein Hi Bret, I'm a fact checking reporter at PolitiFact with a media request for you. I saw your dms are closed, but can you direct message me for more information?

[Sheila Coronel @SheilaCoronel]

Eerie silence ⁦@Columbia⁩ reminds me that the last time I was in a barricaded campus was martial law in the #Philippines.

[PolitiFact @PolitiFact]

Venezuela did not send all of its prisoners to the U.S., as a social media post claims. https://t.co/mjyjvysG2G

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

This post misinterprets data by the Social Security Administration to falsely claim more than 2 million people in three swing states registered to vote this year without photo ID.

Read our full fact check:
https://t.co/yFQi7XNiw3

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

H O L Y S H I T

The number of voters registering without a photo ID is SKYROCKETING in 3 key swing states:

Arizona, Texas, and Pennsylvania.

Since the start of 2024:

TX: 1,250,710
PA: 580,513
AZ: 220,731

HAVV allows voters to register with a Social Security Number (4 digits).

Illegals are not able to get licenses there. But they can get Social Security Cards (for work authorization permits).

Data is publicly available: https://t.co/TTX2588MmX

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

We spoke to lawmakers, activists and academics to find out why New Jersey has been unable to ban caste based discrimination. Read the full story here: https://t.co/ZXqvJZrmf2

[PolitiFact @PolitiFact]

A map spreading across social media claims that portions of the U.S. with more guns have less gun violence. Data shows the reverse: the rate of firearm deaths and injuries is highest in states with more gun ownership. https://t.co/EUzrWur4b1

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

@mottiseligson @mottiseligson I'm working on a story for PolitiFact about misinformation surrounding the tunnels found under the Brooklyn synagogue. I had some questions for a spokesperson from Chabad, if you could please message me.

[NJ Spotlight News @NJSpotlightNews]

CAIR NJ reported an increase in anti-Muslim bigotry since the start of the Israel-Gaza aggression, and Muslims nationwide say they fear losing their jobs and being physically and verbally assaulted. But that's not stopping many activists from speaking out. https://t.co/dAPIamsKfv

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

#journorequest: Looking for people to speak about their experience using the abortion pill for a story on abortion pill legislation to be featured in Samsung News' app. DMs are open

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

@harari_yuval Hi there! I work for Reuters Fact Check and have some questions for you for one of our fact-check articles. Could you please send me a dm?

[Elizabeth Sander @eliz_sander]

A story thread pulled from a deep dive into sports betting for a @columbiajourn project becomes a New York Times investigation. It’s amazing where the smallest idea might lead. Excited for our many months of reporting to see the light of day.
Check it out:
https://t.co/ciBmXsyU1Z

[Reuters Fact Check @ReutersFacts]

Amid reports that over 15,000 protesters were arrested in Iran and claims that lawmakers have called for severe punishments, many online incorrectly said that 15,000 people had already been sentenced to death in the Islamic Republic https://t.co/zD9M90J8YQ

[Reuters Fact Check @ReutersFacts]

Claims that the CDC is requiring all schoolchildren across the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend school are misleading. While the CDC may provide recommendations, the decision is ultimately up to each state https://t.co/Xo8q4Xgyiq

[Reuters Fact Check @ReutersFacts]

Pennsylvania Department of State issued a statement saying that 240,000 unverified ballots were not sent to voters, amid claims circulating online https://t.co/fV0SwBihDY

[Sofia Ahmed @sofiaahhmed]

Claims online say the CDC would mandate the COVID vaccine for school children, but the CDC can not enforce vaccines. Only individual states can make vaccines compulsory for school attendance and the vote today simply recommends the vaccine

https://t.co/jdtqEapI89