Naomi Chandra

Naomi Chandra is a Senior Fact-Checking Analyst at Veritas Insights, bringing 14 years of dedicated experience to the rigorous field of truth verification. She holds a Master's in Investigative Journalism from Columbia University, where her thesis focused on the weaponization of data in political narratives. Naomi specializes in the forensic examination of political discourse and public policy claims, meticulously scrutinizing data, primary sources, and expert consensus to expose misinformation and clarify complex issues. Before joining Veritas Insights, she was a lead investigator at the Global Integrity Foundation, spearheading critical inquiries into electoral disinformation campaigns across multiple continents. Her professional philosophy centers on the conviction that an informed public is the bedrock of a healthy democracy. Readers can expect her articles to be thoroughly researched, transparently sourced, and presented with an unwavering commitment to accuracy, empowering them to discern truth from fabrication in an increasingly noisy information landscape. Her work has been instrumental in shaping public understanding of complex policy issues, and she is a contributing author to the seminal 'Handbook of Digital Verification Strategies'