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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 8, 2020 a tweet:
During the debate, Kamala Harris said President Donald Trump “did not appoint minorities to the courts.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 9, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 5, 2020 an NBC town hall in Miami:
During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 5, 2020 an NBC town hall in Miami:
The president's own FBI director said that the greatest domestic terrorist threat is white supremacists.
True
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on October 2, 2020 a screenshot:
Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • October 2, 2020
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on September 17, 2020 a campaign website:
Says Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez “approved a 67% pay raise for himself and increased his own pension. He makes $250,000 a year, more than almost every big-city Mayor in the country. He also kept his taxpayer-funded Mercedes-Benz after slashing $400 million in government jobs and spending.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 15, 2020 a speech at a Florida event:
“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2020 a press conference:
Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 26, 2020 his speech at the Republican National Convention:
“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight • August 27, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 comments in Scranton, Pa.:
“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 11, 2020 an Instagram post:
Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
Social Security Works
Social Security Works
stated on August 11, 2020 a Facebook post:
"Donald Trump says he will ‘terminate’ Social Security if re-elected."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 6, 2020 an interview with journalism associations:
“If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 11, 2020
Casey Askar
Casey Askar
stated on July 21, 2020 in an ad:
“When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2020 a Fox and Friends interview:
Children are “almost immune from this disease.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2020 a press conference:
Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
False
By Amy Sherman, Chris Nichols, Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 26, 2020 a press conference:
"I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.''
False
By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 28, 2020 an interview:
Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2020
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