Aaron Sharockman on Muck Rack

Aaron Sharockman

Verified
Saint Petersburg
As seen in: PolitiFact, The Daily Beast, Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Poynter Online, Tampa Bay Times, Townhall, KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA), The News & Observer, Providence Journal, NewsBreak and
2x Dad. VP, Strategic Partnerships @Poynter Executive director @PolitiFact đź“© asharockman@poynter.org
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Aaron

Contact Aaron, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Aaron Sharockman’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Aaron Sharockman is the executive director of PolitiFact. Aaron oversees PolitiFact’s operations, development and revenue, assists in our journalistic mission, manages our state partnerships and lead efforts to develop new products for PolitiFact users. He also helps coordinate some of our special products, including our debate coverage and presidential promise tracker. Aaron has been with PolitiFact since 2010 and served most recently as the editor of PunditFact, a website dedicated to checkin…

Articles

New posts stir up old unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems, election rigging, Eric Coomer

|
By Aaron Sharockman 
| PolitiFact
Ahead of Election Day, former President Donald Trump’s supporters are resharing an unproven 2020 claim that a high-ranking Dominion Voting Systems employee told antifa members he "made sure" Trump wouldn’t win. "Don’t worry about the election, Trump’s not gonna win. I made f-----g sure of that!" says a Nov. 1 Instagram post. The post attributes the quote to Eric Coomer, identified as Dominion’s director of strategy and security.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Joe Rogan didn't say he’s not voting for Trump (he endorsed him on Nov. 4)

|
By Aaron Sharockman 
| PolitiFact
Update 9:50 p.m. EST Nov. 4, 2024: Shortly before 9 p.m. EST, Rogan posted on X that he was endorsing Trump. We've updated the headline of this story. The story itself remains changed.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Fact Check: PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races

|
By Aaron Sharockman 
| NewsBreak
By signing up for our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (156) Issue with article?
See all 388 articles

Actions

Share this page

Get in touch with Aaron

Contact Aaron, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified