Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

Matt Gaetz misleads about Obama’s record on Ukraine military aid

By Amy Sherman

October 25, 2019

"Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go."

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25,000 uses for hemp, including a replacement for concrete and plastic? Not so fast

By Amy Sherman

October 22, 2019

"Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." 

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In phony Facebook ad, Warren said most TV networks will refuse ads with a ‘lie’ but that’s wrong

By Amy Sherman

October 15, 2019

"If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks."

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Donald Trump ad misleads about Joe Biden, Ukraine and the prosecutor

By Amy Sherman

October 11, 2019

"Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter…

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Trump campaign says Minneapolis wants to charge $530,000 for rally. That’s correct.

By Amy Sherman

October 8, 2019

Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally,…

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US middle class no longer leads the world? Biden’s claim mostly on target

By Amy Sherman

October 4, 2019

"We’re no longer the wealthiest middle class in the world."

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Florida Democrats spin about Trump’s Medicare budget ahead of Villages visit

By Amy Sherman

October 3, 2019

"$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."

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This GOP talking point that the Green New Deal will cost every household $600,000 is False

By Amy Sherman

September 27, 2019

The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household."  

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott misleads about “record funding” for HIV prevention

By Amy Sherman

September 20, 2019

When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention."

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren conflated votes on assault weapons, background checks

By Amy Sherman

September 13, 2019

"54 senators said, let's do background checks, let's get rid of assault weapons, and with 54 senators it failed because of the filibuster."

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Biden exaggerated the percentage of Americans who favor an assault weapons ban

By Amy Sherman

September 12, 2019

"Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street  — period."

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Trump said ‘almost all models predicted’ Dorian would hit Alabama. He’s wrong

By Amy Sherman

September 5, 2019

Originally "almost all models predicted" Dorian would hit Alabama.

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