Coverage

Live Feed

What was claimed, and what we found. Not everything that was said — what has been through the process.

Last claim checked October 1 FEEDRSSJSON

Every verdict follows our published methodology — how we check claims.

There is no filter by person. A page narrowed to one individual is a claim history about that individual, and we do not build those.

No events listed
The publication's own words
Reported from somebody else
Said at an event
30 September
7:08 pm

As a public defender in the federal district court, I was assigned to do the job of protecting the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendment.

Not supported

Adrian Fontes, at Arizona Secretary of State General Election Debate

7:08 pm
Why this verdict View evidenceHide evidence
Why we checked itFontes claims he served as a public defender in federal district court — a specific verifiable career claim made in direct rebuttal to an opponent's accusation about his clients.
What we foundNo credible source confirms that Adrian Fontes ever served as a federal public defender; all available biographical records — including his official state biography, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, and his own LinkedIn — consistently describe his legal career as prosecutorial.
Claim page Dispute this claim