Angie Drobnic Holan is the editor of PolitiFact. She previously was deputy editor, and before that a reporter for PolitiFact, helping launch the site in 2007. She was a member of the PolitiFact team that won the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 2008 election. She has been with the Tampa Bay Times since 2005 and previously worked at newspapers in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and New Mexico.
She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and a master’s of library science from the University of South Florida. Her undergraduate degree is from the Plan II liberal arts program at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a native of Louisiana and attended the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts.
As 2016 approaches, we count down to our most popular fact-check of the past year.
• Our 2015 Lie of the Year coverage
• What is the citizenship status of terrorist suspects in the United States?
• Comparing the GOP candidates' ISIS strategies with Obama's
During a GOP debate, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul raised the topic of the immigration status of those who committed terrorist attacks in the United States. Evidence shows that many attackers were American-born or came here legally.
• Comparing the GOP candidates' ISIS strategies with Obama's
• Our 2015 Lie of the Year coverage
The Republican candidates have criticized President Barack Obama's plans to fight ISIS. How do their proposals differ?
• The 2015 Lie of the Year
• Readers' Poll results
• A look back at previous years winners
Readers weigh in on our selection of the campaign misstatements of Donald Trump as our 2015 Lie of the Year.
• The 2015 Lie of the Year
• Readers' Poll results
• A look back at previous years winners
• Trump reacts to Lie of the Year