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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 13, 2020 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a twitter video:
A video shows Joe Biden making a racist comment.
False
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • January 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
An email from Hillary Clinton to Donna Brazile Oct.17th, 2016 stated: "If that f-----’ bastard wins, we’re all going to hang from nooses! You better fix this s---!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 18, 2019 in an article:
Says Carol Burnett is dead.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 26, 2019 in an image on Facebook:
"China produces 90% of the world’s carbon emissions pollution."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 27, 2018 in a headline:
"Florida school drops Common Core – soars to number one"
False
By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 19, 2019 in a Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles:
"You have to have congressional authority" to close Guantanamo Bay prison.  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • December 20, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 8, 2019 in an interview with Axios:
Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country"
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on December 4, 2019 in a House judiciary committee hearing:
"We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.
False
By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 29, 2019 in a pre-legislative media forum:
While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians,  "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet:
"Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad," including Somalia and Ukraine. 
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2019
Committee to Defend the President
Committee to Defend the President
stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook ad:
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 • November 12, 2019
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2019 in an interview on Meet the Press:
President Donald Trump's phone call with the Ukrainian president "sounds exactly like what Joe Biden did."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2019
Joe Gruters
Joe Gruters
stated on November 6, 2019 in a Tampa Bay Times forum:
"All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2019 in a rally in Mississippi:
Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 6, 2019
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