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Filippino is a staff writer and editorial assistant for Reboot Illinois and Illinois Politifact. He is the former World & National Producer at Rivet Radio in Chicago, and before that he covered feature and breaking news in the Boston metro area for The Cambridge Chronicle and The Lexington Minuteman newspapers. His work has been featured in international magazines, on CBS Sports and WBUR.

Featured Statements

Jacqueline Collins
stated on February 24, 2017 in an email newsletter:

"Governor Rauner has called every year for eliminating funding for afterschool programs for at-risk youth, homeless prevention services and programs that help autistic children."

By Marc Filippino • March 30, 2017
Brendan Reilly
stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter :

Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation."

By Marc Filippino • March 23, 2017
Richard Durbin
stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist :

"You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise."

By Marc Filippino • February 23, 2017
Jason Keller
stated on November 28, 2016 in during an Illinois House committee hearing on a workers’ compensation reform bill:

"Businesses are leaving Illinois. I think, statistically, that can be proven to be false through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No net businesses left Illinois."

By Marc Filippino • January 19, 2017
Aaron DeGroot
stated on December 2, 2016 in a tweet :

Says Kate Cloonen "needs that extra $68,000" lawmaker salary on top of the "$8.5 million in state contracts for her construction company."

By Marc Filippino • January 6, 2017
Barney Frank
stated on September 28, 2016 in a fundraising email supporting Illinois' 10th House District Democratic nominee Brad Schneider :

"Paul Ryan’s already spent millions to try and permanently derail Brad (Schneider)’s progressive, energized campaign."

By Marc Filippino • October 27, 2016
Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization
stated on September 14, 2016 in a video attack advertisement :

Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals… Saving his friends millions... It’s an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigan’s hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.

By Marc Filippino • October 5, 2016
Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
stated on August 9, 2016 in an attack video advertisement of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth:

"...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted ‘yes’ (on the Iran nuclear deal)."

By Marc Filippino • August 23, 2016
Michael Madigan
stated on August 1, 2016 in Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1. :

"Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available."

By Marc Filippino • August 10, 2016
John Shimkus
stated on June 7, 2016 in a tweet:

"When LBJ started #WarOnPoverty, 14% of Americans lived in poverty. 50 yrs later, 14% still do. There's a #BetterWay."

By Marc Filippino • July 28, 2016

Does our Rauner-Trump fact-check still hold up?

By Marc Filippino • October 12, 2016
Ataque atómico de Súper Pac contra Duckworth por el acuerdo con Irán

By Marc Filippino • September 28, 2016