Maria Briceno is a Staff Writer for PolitiFact in St. Petersburg, Florida.

She is a former News Editor for NSM Today and has worked in other news organizations around Central Florida like WKMG News 6, WMFE 90.7, Oviedo Community News , and Orlando Weekly.

Maria is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a B.A in Journalism. She is also a Venezuelan native who loves meeting new people and finding local coffee shops.