Tom Watkins | Lead Stories

Tom Watkins is a reporter/editor who has worked for news organizations for more than 30 years. After earning his undergraduate degree in biology from Brown University and his master's from Columbia Journalism School, he rose from reporter to managing editor at Medical Tribune, a newspaper that circulated to more than 1 million doctors worldwide.
He then spent 24 years at CNN's Atlanta headquarters in a variety of roles, from medical producer to producer/correspondent to news editor on the website. Since leaving CNN in 2014, he has worked for the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme in Geneva and edited books for Hachette Book Group. He is based in New York City.
About us
Lead Stories is a U.S. based fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, misleading, deceptive or
inaccurate stories, videos or images going viral on the internet.
Spotted something? Let us know!.
Lead Stories is a:
- Verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles
- Facebook Third-Party Fact-Checking Partner
- Member of the #CoronavirusFacts Alliance
Follow us on social media
Most Read
-
-
Fact Check: 'Little Red Riding Hood' Is NOT 'Banned In America'
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: This Poster Of A Woman Advertising Her Love Of Breathing Dust Is NOT Real -- It's Art
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: The Crow Is NOT The Only Bird That Dares To Peck An Eagle
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: The U.S. Is NOT Giving $700 Billion 'To Other Countries'
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Posts About Missing Teenager Brandon Smith Are Rent-To-Own Scam
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Donald Rumsfeld Did NOT Report That $2.3 Trillion Was Missing The Day Before 9/11 Attacks
Fact Check
Most Recent
-
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show European Parliament Member Using Cocaine During Meeting
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: NO Confirmed Link Between Antidepressants And '90% Of School Shootings'
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: 'QAnon Shaman' NOT Released Early From Prison Because Of 'Video Evidence Showing That January 6 Was A Hoax,' 'Inside Job'
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Young Man In Viral Screenshots Is NOT Nashville Shooter
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Dress Up 'Black Guy As A White Supremacist' -- It Was Demonstration by Anti-Trump Republicans
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Mount Meru Is NOT A Real Place Nor Does It Appear On Urbano Monti's Planisphere Map Of 1587
Fact Check
-
Fact Check: Scotiabank Is NOT Transitioning To Digital Bank Accounts As Of March 29, 2023
Fact Check