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Veronica Mohesky is a reporter for PolitiFact Missouri and a former state government reporter for the Missouri News Network. She is a producer and reporter at KBIA news in Columbia, Mo., and is studying emerging media journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Featured Statements

Vicky Hartzler
stated on November 6, 2020 in a tweet:

Unemployment report shows “America is bouncing back.”

By Veronica Mohesky • November 18, 2020
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on October 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“The Columbia school buildings in my district have the lowest test scores in all of Boone County.”

By Veronica Mohesky • October 29, 2020
Anthony Rogers
stated on September 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Cori Bush is a career criminal and a con artist.”

By Veronica Mohesky • September 29, 2020
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."

By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020

COVID-19 could be the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression

By Veronica Mohesky • December 11, 2020
Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends

By Veronica Mohesky • October 15, 2020