
Aaron Sharockman
2016-2017 Reynolds Fellow
Institutional fellow
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Executive director
PolitiFact
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Website: http://www.politifact.com
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Join Date: May 7, 2016
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Last Visit: December 31, 1969
Last Activity: December 31, 1969
Total Entries: 4
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About Aaron Sharockman
Aaron Sharockman is the executive director of PolitiFact and the project leader of the organization’s RJI Fellowship.
Previously, he was the editor of PunditFact, a spinoff of PolitiFact. Before that he worked in various writing and editing roles at the Tampa Bay Times since 2003.
Sharockman received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Indiana University in 2003.
He resides in St. Petersburg, Florida, with his wife, Hillary and their needy cat, Mika. When he’s not busy, Sharockman enjoys golfing and a good craft beer.
Sharockman says he knew he wanted to be a journalist since working on his high school newspaper. Except for working one summer at a golf course, it’s the only job he’s ever had.
Aaron Sharockman is the executive director of PolitiFact and the project leader for PolitiFact’s 2016-2017 RJI Fellowship.
Stories about Aaron Sharockman
RJI announces spring 2018 Student Innovation Fellows
November 30, 2017Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
Fact-checkers believe appetite for accuracy will grow despite a lack of trust in news
March 13, 2017Storytelling Tools
True or false: PolitiFact, pols and pundits
March 7, 2017Coming 2017: the Trump-O-Meter
November 17, 2016RJI in the news
Poynter: PolitiFact is getting ready to rate the promises of the new president
November 2, 2016Nonresidential fellow jumpstarts his project with a visit to RJI
October 25, 2016Futures Lab Update
FL#141: Faster fact-checking and nonprofit partnerships
February 24, 2016
Trump-o-Meter: Tracking campaign pledges of President Trump
PolitiFact, a political claim and fact-checking website published by the Tampa Bay Times, created a new online tool to document the promises made by President Donald Trump during his campaign and track whether he stays true to those promises in the White House. Journalists can also use the promise-tracking tool to categorize the promises of local or state politicians. PolitiFact Executive Director Aaron Sharockman led the project.
Aaron Sharockman fellowship project 2016–2017
October 6, 2016
Coming 2017: the Trump-O-Meter
November 17, 2016