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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on April 15, 2020 an April 15, 2020 press conference:
“During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 14, 2020 an April 14, 2020 press briefing:
“Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 13, 2020 in a White House briefing:
Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 14, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 13, 2020 a tweet:
"It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 6, 2020 a White House briefing:
The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 1, 2020 in a White House briefing:
“Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 6, 2020
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 19, 2020 a tweet:
For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
In South Florida “all children and adults must remain in their homes” due to coronavirus.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 15, 2020 the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.:
Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 11, 2020 a White House speech:
The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Shefali Luthra • March 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 an interview on MSNBC:
“Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2020 a tweet:
Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 11, 2020 a campaign event in South Carolina:
“I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see (Nelson Mandela) on Robbens Island.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
In 1962, Joe Biden “worked with segregationists,” Elizabeth Warren “debated as a pro-Vietnam conservative” while Bernie Sanders “organized against segregation and Vietnam war”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Bernie Sanders in 1963 — arrested protesting segregation. Joe Biden in 1975 — passionate speech defending segregation.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 29, 2020 a speech at CPAC:
Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2020 a CNN town hall:
Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2020
Committee to Defend the President
Committee to Defend the President
stated on February 25, 2020 a television ad attacking Joe Biden:
Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2020
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