Ads from the Senate Leadership Fund misleadingly make a connection between former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and a young woman who had gender transition-related surgery. The woman had the surgery in Texas when she was 19.
Loreben Tuquero is a Staff Writer at PolitiFact, where she focuses on reporting misinformation and its implications in the realms of government and politics. With a background in fact-checking and disinformation narratives from her time at Rappler, she covers a range of topics including cybersecurity, elections, and public policy. Loreben's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Yahoo News, Al Jazeera Media Network, and the Tampa Bay Times.