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Caleb McCullough

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Contributing Writer at PolitiFact

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  • 1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Caleb McCullough

    Among the many lux amenities offered at the Optima Verdana apartment complex in Wilmette is a pickleball court where Helena Harron spends several days a week playing pickup matches with other residents, many of whom have quickly become close friends. After growing up in Wilmette and moving away, Harron and her family moved into the luxury apartment complex in 2023, initially planning for a short stay while she and her husband looked for the right home to buy.

  • 1 week ago | thegazette.com | Caleb McCullough

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Prestige - May 2025, a biannual special section distributed in The Gazette dedicated to Iowans 55+. The walls of the Iowa City Parks Department lobby and offices are lined with intricate quilts that use colorful fabrics to depict the city’s parks and environments. The artist behind the quilts is the department’s director, Juli Seydell Johnson.

  • Mar 3, 2025 | wral.com | Caleb McCullough |Paul Andy Specht

    Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) questions Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as attorney general, at her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)Pete Buttigieg, who served as transportation secretary during former President Joe Biden’s administration and is mulling a Senate run in Michigan, criticized proposed legislation to overturn a Biden-era banking regulation.

  • Mar 3, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Caleb McCullough

    The claim: Pete Buttigieg, who served as transportation secretary during former President Joe Biden's administration and is mulling a Senate run in Michigan, criticized proposed legislation to overturn a Biden-era banking regulation. "I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation... to increase your bank fees," Buttigieg said in a Feb. 18 X post. Article continues below this adPolitiFact ruling: mostly false.

  • Feb 28, 2025 | politifact.com | Caleb McCullough

    Texas reported the first measles death Feb. 26, in an unvaccinated school-aged child, related to an ongoing outbreak in the state. It’s the first U.S. measles death since 2015. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported three measles outbreaks, including in Texas and New Mexico, in 2025. Public health experts said weakening vaccination rates and rising vaccine skepticism have left some communities at greater risk for measles outbreaks.

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Caleb McCullough
Caleb McCullough @calebmcculIough
31 Oct 24

RT @KatieLSanders: > @politifact explains 5 ways the candidates in toss-up Senate races tried to mislead voters. https://t.co/jZWr3Ya2yx We…

Caleb McCullough
Caleb McCullough @calebmcculIough
5 Aug 24

Today is my first day reporting for @PolitiFact, helping to fact check the 2024 Senate races! I'll be a contributor focusing on the Senate campaigns Michigan and Pennsylvania. If you have tips on MI or PA politics, DM me!

Caleb McCullough
Caleb McCullough @calebmcculIough
26 Jul 24

RT @ErinDMurphy: On a new On Iowa Politics: * A Chevy Chase-era SNL reference * Where the heck is @tdorman? * A bittersweet farewell to @ca…