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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2020 the Las Vegas debate:
“Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 15, 2020 a speech in Nevada:
Says Mike Bloomberg is “a candidate who in 2015 stated, and I quote: ‘I, for example, am not in favor, have never been in favor of raising the minimum wage.’”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2020 a Facebook post:
After pushing through a red flag law in the New Mexico Senate, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham “has had the firearms of her guards and household seized.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 17, 2020 No, Trump didn’t sign a bill returning prayer to schools:
“President Trump signs bill returning prayer in schools.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2020 a Facebook post:
Mitt Romney’s father “U.S. Senator George Romney, was a liberal Republican who had ties to Saul Alinsky, yes, the same dude who wrote the book, Rules For Radicals and dedicated to Satan.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2020
Brandon Morse
Brandon Morse
stated on February 5, 2020 a tweet:
Says a video proves Pelosi “was planning” to rip up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address “from the start.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 the State of the Union:
“I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 5, 2020
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on January 29, 2020 the impeachment trial:
“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 29, 2020 a TV ad in Iowa:
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on January 26, 2020 a Fox News town hall in Des Moines:
"More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." 
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2020
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on January 23, 2020 a town hall in Muscatine, Iowa:
"Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates." 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
Florida is "the 45th in state education funding."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 17, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 13, 2020 a Sun Sentinel op ed:
"In Florida children are required to take their first standardized test within 30 days of beginning kindergarten and Gov. DeSantis wants to extend that requirement to preschoolers."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2019 a Facebook post:
"That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more."  
False
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2020 newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign:
"In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2020
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 6, 2020 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 3, 2020 a brief interview:
Says he did not tell former President Barack Obama "don’t go" after Osama bin Laden
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on December 12, 2019 a hearing:
Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
Mooncult
Mooncult
stated on January 1, 2020 a twitter video:
A video shows Joe Biden making a racist comment.
False
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • January 3, 2020
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