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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 16, 2015 prepared remarks in a written speech:
To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 14, 2015 the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"Every other major country" has family paid leave.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2015
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 6, 2015 a press conference :
"In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • October 9, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 2, 2015 a tweet:
"380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on September 25, 2015 Values Voter Summit:
When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN GOP presidential debate :
Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been "too many in too short a period of time."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • September 17, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN debate:
"When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • September 17, 2015
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on September 15, 2015 a TV ad in Iowa:
Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 3, 2015 an interview:
Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."
False
By Amy Sherman, Warren Fiske • September 4, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 21, 2015 a fundraising email:
"Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history."  
True
By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 25, 2015 a tweet:
"How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 19, 2015 a town hall in New Hampshire:
"The federal government right now does not deport criminals."  
False
By Amy Sherman • August 26, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech at the Iowa State Fair:
"We have an Army that just cut 40,000 spots."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 20, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 4, 2015 an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention:
"A minor cannot get a tattoo without parental consent but can get an abortion without parental consent."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
Says that Donald Trump "supported Charlie Crist."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:
"This is the most generous country in the world when it comes to immigration. There are a million people a year who legally immigrate to the United States."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 31, 2015 a speech in Miami:
On the Cuba embargo.  
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • August 3, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.":
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an interview on Fox News:
The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."  
False
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015
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