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Zach Helfand

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  • Stylized depiction of detectives investigating the ink line from a pen, symbolizing fact checkers.

    The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

    Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.
    by Zach Helfand via The New Yorker on August 25, 2025
  • A teacher holds a students feet while the student does situps as part of a fitness test.

    Can President Trump Run a Mile?

    By reviving the Presidential Fitness Test, Trump is joining his predecessors in setting forth a competition that he would likely fail at.
    by Zach Helfand via The New Yorker on August 12, 2025
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