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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate:
"In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 10, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.:
Says "I’ve been proven right" about "Hillary Clinton's radical call for open borders, meaning anyone in the world can enter the United States without any limit at all."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • October 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
"These are radical Islamic terrorists, and (Hillary Clinton) won't even mention the word."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 in a presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to go to a single-payer plan" for health care
False
By Amy Sherman, C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:
"First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2016
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 27, 2016 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a campaign mailer:
On the Iran nuclear deal
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2016
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