Melissa Goldin is a News Verification Reporter at various esteemed publications. She focuses on themes such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, and legislation, exploring the intersection of technology and law. Melissa's work has been featured in notable outlets including Manufacturing.net, Yahoo News, and The Seattle Times.
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By: Melissa Goldin
There was a steady stream of facts from myriad reputable media outlets — hardly an information vacuum. Despite this, unfounded conspiracy theories from both the left and the right proliferated, chief among them that the shooting was staged.
So much information, streaming out in so little time. And still: Within minutes, conspiracy theories flooded the internet.
By: Melissa Goldin
In late April, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through
SNAP beneficiaries decreased by nearly 4.3 million from January 2025 to January 2026, according to preliminary government data released by the Agriculture Department.
By: Melissa Goldin
President Donald Trump has falsely accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to voters...
By: Melissa Goldin
President Donald Trump on Monday accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots...
By: Melissa Goldin
An Associated Press fact check debunked the 47th president’s claim that Maryland officials illegally mailed 500,000 ballots to voters to help Democrats win elections. State election officials said a vendor error caused some voters to receive incorrect primary ballots, prompting replacement mailings with safeguards in place to prevent duplicate voting or fraud.
By: Darcy Spencer, Melissa Goldin
Maryland is replacing nearly 500,000 mail-in ballots for the upcoming primary elections after some voters received ballots for the wrong party.
By: Melissa Goldin
President Donald Trump has claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and alleged that renovations he is currently overseeing will be much more economical.
By: Melissa Goldin
Some 7,000 Cecil County voters received new mail-in ballots, among the hundreds of thousands that had to be re-mailed across Maryland.Gary Holmes, director of the Cecil County Board of Elections, said that of the 74,474 registered voter in Cecil County, less than 10% needed corrected ballots.
