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Sara Swann is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. For two and a half years, she covered voting rights, money in politics, gerrymandering and other democracy reform issues for The Fulcrum, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization. She's also reported for Delmarva Now, part of the USA Today network, and OpenSecrets. Sara graduated from Syracuse University and is originally from West Virginia.

Featured Statements

Instagram posts
stated on November 6, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Suggests that “since mostly Democrats vote early” then that represents “made-up ballots or dead people voting.”

By Sara Swann • November 8, 2022
Rebekah Jones
stated on October 26, 2022 in a post on Instagram:

Document shows Rebekah Jones “demonstrated” a violation of Florida’s Whistleblower Act.

By Sara Swann • November 1, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on October 12, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Nancy Pelosi (purchased) 10,000 shares of Amgen, manufacturer of Nplate, a drug used to treat radiation sickness.”

By Sara Swann • October 25, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on October 9, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Donald Trump is back on Twitter,” thanks to Elon Musk.

By Sara Swann • October 10, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 18, 2022 in a photo:

“Supreme Court just voted to ban condoms.”

By Sara Swann • September 20, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2022 in a photo on Facebook:

If Jeff Bezos’ net worth reaches $1 trillion, “he could literally end world poverty and give everyone $1 billion and he will still have $91.5 billion left.”

By Sara Swann • September 16, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2022 in a photo on Facebook:

Says of 9/11, “Two planes can’t cause three buildings to collapse in free-fall time.”

By Sara Swann • September 12, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on August 30, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The U.K. is no longer recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for pregnant women.

By Sara Swann • August 31, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on August 26, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started.

By Sara Swann • August 30, 2022
Bloggers
stated on July 27, 2022 in a blog post:

In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.”

By Sara Swann • August 24, 2022