Fact check: Candidates’ platforms with some context

By Tyler Iglesias and Sachini Adikari

April 8, 2024

Photo Illustration by Sage Russell | Assistant Photo Editor

Hatchet research assistants review the Student Government Association Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate platforms.

The Student Government Association’s four presidential and two vice presidential candidates hope to address issues from reinventing dining conditions and providing more mental and physical health resources for students to improving campus spaces. However, some of their promises fail to factor in current programs and policies at GW or the limits of the SGA’s power.

The Hatchet reviewed and fact checked the candidates’ ideas for misleading, inaccurate or incomplete information to provide additional context as students prepare to vote. Here’s what we found: