Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

Fake story says Democrats booed families of MS13 victims at State of the Union

By Amy Sherman

February 1, 2018

Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13."

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Rep. Paul Gosar asks police to arrest illegal immigrants at State of the Union

By Amy Sherman

February 1, 2018

"Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."

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Following Joe Kennedy’s speech, Breitbart says Fall River, Mass. not built by immigrants

By Amy Sherman

February 1, 2018

"Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' "

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Donald Trump says tax bill led to bonuses for 3 million workers

By Amy Sherman

January 31, 2018

"Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars."

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Richard Cordray mostly on point comparing taxes paid by corporations versus individuals

By Amy Sherman

January 30, 2018

On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast…

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Fake story ties dead Haitian official to Clinton Foundation allegations

By Amy Sherman

January 26, 2018

"Haiti official getting ready to testify against Clinton Foundation corruption next week found dead with gunshot to the head."

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Headline says Mueller-Pelosi affair is ‘steamy,’ but it’s fake news

By Amy Sherman

January 24, 2018

"Mueller will be forced to resign over Pelosi affair."

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Fake story says elderly man shot Muslims in self defense

By Amy Sherman

January 24, 2018

"82-year-old who killed a Muslim in self-defense gets the death penalty."

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Fake news story says hitman for Bill Clinton confesses

By Amy Sherman

January 23, 2018

"Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed."

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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s tweets about close elections is accurate

By Amy Sherman

January 23, 2018

"When we say ‘one vote matters,’ it’s not just a saying – it has proven true 141 times in #Ohio over the last five years."

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Fact-checking Cory Booker’s statistic on attacks by white nationalist hate groups

By Amy Sherman

January 18, 2018

"In American history since 9/11, we've had 85 major attacks in our country, 73 percent of them have been by white nationalist hate groups."

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Oprah’s comments about race in 2013 BBC interview distorted

By Amy Sherman

January 16, 2018

"Oprah tells Fox News host ‘all white people have to die.’"

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