Latest Fact Checks By Sophie Austin

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Kamala Harris in Wilmington

No, Kamala Harris didn’t say she wants to eliminate beef

August 14, 2020
Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef.
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Trump in Bedminster

Donald Trump falsely says Democrats don’t want to protect people from evictions

August 13, 2020
“The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.”
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Linda Sánchez

Comparing the price of child care with college tuition

August 6, 2020
“The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.”
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Trump said Biden wants to mandate net-zero emission buildings and get rid of windows. He’s wrong

July 17, 2020
Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.”
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Video shows outdated face mask guidance from Dr. Anthony Fauci

July 8, 2020
“Dr. Fauci: No reason to be wearing a mask.”
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Pelosi compares cost of state and local aid from coronavirus relief bill to 2017 tax cuts

July 7, 2020
Federal aid for state and local governments through a proposed coronavirus relief bill would amount to “half of what the Republicans put onto the national…
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No, Taylor Swift didn’t say we should remove the Statue of Liberty

July 2, 2020
Says Taylor Swift wants to remove the Statue of Liberty
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Trump Tulsa rally ramp art

Trump wrongly claims Biden wants to prosecute churchgoers

June 23, 2020
“Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.”
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No, the only reason to oppose voter ID laws isn’t because ‘you plan to cheat’

June 21, 2019
Says the "only valid reason to oppose voter ID is that you plan to cheat," and "every Democrat in Congress opposes voter ID."
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Amy Klobuchar right about state psychiatric bed shortages

June 13, 2019
"Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across…
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Sen Michael Bennet hallway

Michael Bennet is right that a majority say the effects of global warming are happening

June 6, 2019
"The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is real and we need to do something about it."
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