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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2021 a speech
“You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2021 a Facebook post
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.
True
By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2021 a Facebook post
Georgia’s new voting law “makes it a JAIL-TIME CRIME to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a dropbox.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2021
Josh Holmes
Josh Holmes
stated on March 28, 2021 an interview on Fox News Sunday
A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2021
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 24, 2021 a Senate hearing
“Republicans recently passed a bill to eliminate early voting on Sunday” in Georgia
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 21, 2021 a statement to the media
"We proudly handed the Biden administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde • March 24, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 13, 2021 in an interview on Fox News
"When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 8, 2021 a Facebook post
Under HR 1, a person can still vote if they are 16, in the U.S. illegally, have no ID and have not registered to vote
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2021
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on March 2, 2021 a tweet
Says H.R. 1 “allows minors to vote.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht • March 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2021 a Facebook post
The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”
True
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2021
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 3, 2021 Daily Signal op ed
The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2021
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on March 3, 2021 a tweet
H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 a speech at CPAC
HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2021
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on February 22, 2021 a tweet
Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2021
Act for America
Act for America
stated on February 23, 2021 an online post
HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 25, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 19, 2021 a speech
“The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2021
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 16, 2021 a tweet
“Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”
True
By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 5, 2021 an interview on CBS
“If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2021
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 4, 2021 a Senate speech
“More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2021
Ron Klain
Ron Klain
stated on January 24, 2021 an interview on Meet the Press
"The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2021
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