Digital research analyst for PolitiFact. Previously: Burbank Leader/Glendale News-Press, Thousand Oaks Acorn, Patch. The furball was Catsby.https://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3lusom23oqk2gI said good bye to Catsby yesterday. His health had been on the decline recently and it was time. I don’t know much about his life before I brought him inside from my building’s parking lot, but I made sure he was safe and loved in the six years he was with me. I’ll miss him every day.25 Jul 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusom23oqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3ldgrxni7ks2jHappy to say that I’m joining PolitiFact full time next year as a digital research analyst. I’ll still be fact checking, as well as looking into news and misinformation trends. Grateful for the opportunity and ready to hit the ground running in 2025.16 Dec 2024 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgrxni7ks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3lax3ylar7c2mI guess this platform might have some juice with all the people migrating to it, so here’s a pic of my cat since I’ve been doing less public-facing reporting work.15 Nov 2024 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lax3ylar7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3k2slebhzbt2vSpent more time than I care to admit making this dumb thing of my cat.18 Jul 2023 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3k2slebhzbt2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3jzuwwckdzf2eStill searching for that Goldilocks social media platform where I can share what I bought during the Barnes and Noble Criterion sale without harsh judgment06 Jul 2023 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzuwwckdzf2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3jzmybd3jro2uThere he is03 Jul 2023 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzmybd3jro2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3jxhidsfdpx2bGiven the “pspspspsps”: I sleep Lox bagel sandwich: real shit?06 Jun 2023 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxhidsfdpx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3jwlqqohjh22qThe sea gives, and the sea takes. Water connects all things. Life to death. Darkness to light. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2023 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwlqqohjh22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3jwirqdfyak2oHow can you not be romantic about putting souvenir baseball helmets on a cat?24 May 2023 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwirqdfyak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3juugnabivs2yIt’s a good day for baseball and eating decadent stadium food that I’ll regret later.04 May 2023 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3juugnabivs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3juppohayaj2hSome prime Catsby content that I know you’ve all been craving.02 May 2023 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3juppohayaj2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3juhkpb5kyu2kLatest Catsby pic just dropped.28 Apr 2023 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3juhkpb5kyu2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andytruc.bsky.social/post/3jufucn43dh2mBreaking this baby in by sharing a Bluesky Exclusive™ image of my cat in his cardboard box.28 Apr 2023 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:pic4bxm2jigkkdyaedtbbpb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3jufucn43dh2m