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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 27, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Miami Congressman Carlos "Curbelo supports drilling offshore" and "repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 29, 2016
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 23, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump once suggested that he "would try to negotiate down the national debt."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign statement:
Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 14, 2016 a TV ad:
Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 13, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2016
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad:
Says "Patrick Murphy was named one of America's least effective congressmen."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • September 9, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 7, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Patrick Murphy "never worked as a CPA" and was "never a small business owner."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 6, 2016 a TV ad:
"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.:
The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • September 1, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a TV ad:
Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2016
Tim Canova
Tim Canova
stated on August 11, 2016 a campaign mailer:
On the Iran nuclear deal
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2016 a speech in Sunrise, Fla.:
Says Barack Obama "founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 8, 2016 a town hall in Broward County :
Says Gov. Rick Scott "cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2016
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman • July 27, 2016
Tim Canova
Tim Canova
stated on July 9, 2016 a post on Medium:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2016
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