Live fact-checking the first Trump, Clinton presidential debate
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Steve Contorno
PolitiFact Staff Writer
Steve Contorno is a staff writer for PolitiFact. He previously covered Congress and Virginia politics for the Washington Examiner as well as state and local governments in Wisconsin for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. A native of the Chicago suburbs, Steve graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism and a minor in political science, and holds a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield, where he covered the Illinois legislature for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Email: scontorno@politifact.com
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Steve Contorno
No national law for paid leave
Except technically, he is
Sure, but email's got a short history at State
U.S. is the outlier
Defining border security is subjective
Old claim, old number, still misleading
Data only go back to 1970s, not all of U.S. history
The data only goes back to the 1970s
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