Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

Claim that Florida is undercounting COVID-19 deaths uses flawed comparison

By Amy Sherman

June 3, 2020

“According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,185 from pneumonia. Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from…

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NAACP gave Joe Biden some high marks but never endorsed him

By Amy Sherman

June 1, 2020

“The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.”

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Facebook post gets debt wrong in comparison of Florida, Texas, California and New York

By Amy Sherman , Emily Venezky

May 26, 2020

Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”

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Amid pandemic, polls show support for voting by mail

By Amy Sherman

May 21, 2020

“80% of the people” want the option of vote by mail

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Trump falsely claims Michigan illegally sent ballots to all voters

By Amy Sherman

May 20, 2020

“Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.

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Reopened Florida beach leads to more trash

By Amy Sherman

May 18, 2020

“Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.”

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RNC video takes Biden, Obama, Wasserman Schultz out of context on mail-in voting

By Amy Sherman

May 14, 2020

Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

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Mail-in voting amid COVID-19 is among the options recommended by CDC, but not the only one

By Amy Sherman

May 12, 2020

“The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!”

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Worries for restaurant owners are real, but post saying Georgia Gov. mandated reopening goes too far

By Amy Sherman

May 8, 2020

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen”

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Trump wrong that COVID-19 death projections omit revisions based on social distancing

By Amy Sherman

May 6, 2020

Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.”

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Facebook post exaggerates seasonal flu deaths for last year

By Amy Sherman

May 6, 2020

“The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year”

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The ridiculous claim that Pelosi flew to Wuhan, China, after impeachment failed

By Amy Sherman

April 30, 2020

“Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.”

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