Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Voters in Murphy Idaho 11-3-20

Republican lawmaker says student IDs are a source of voter fraud. She cited no examples.

February 23, 2023

Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls.

Nikki Haley July 4 2022

Nikki Haley flip-flops on presidential plans and will challenge Donald Trump after all

February 14, 2023

On running against Donald Trump for president.

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GOP wants a ‘30% tax on everything’? That ignores taxes that would end, bill’s limited chances

February 10, 2023

"In the month since Republicans took the House majority," they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything."

Rick Scott tax claim about Biden from ad 2-7-23

Sen. Rick Scott’s false claim that Joe Biden ‘cheated’ on taxes

February 10, 2023

President Joe Biden “cheated on his taxes and got away with it.”

Closed school gate in LA due to covid 7-13-20

Lauren Boebert said Joe Biden closed schools. Here’s why she’s wrong.

February 8, 2023

Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Capitol Hill 2-1-23

$5.1 billion for one school’s diversity program? Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong

February 3, 2023

Illinois “received $5.1 billion at an elementary school there that used it for equity and diversity.”

Man in Chicago fills out voter registration form 10-11-20

Rick Scott wrongly said election officials can’t verify voters who use Election Day registration

January 31, 2023

Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."

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GOP congressman oversimplifies claim on classified documents amid Biden investigation

January 24, 2023

“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”

Brazil riot broken window - Jan. 10 2023

Tucker Carlson’s unfounded claim that Brazil’s election was rigged

January 12, 2023

The election in Brazil “was very clearly a rigged election.”

Protest of mask mandate at education meeting in Baton Rouge 8-18-21

FBI, DOJ tagged threats against school officials, not parents for attending school board meetings

January 10, 2023

"Parents that go to school board meetings" and question the curriculum are being "flagged by the Department of Justice and the FBI for attending a…

Kari Lake at her watch party in Scottsdale Arizona 11-8-22

Kari Lake’s lawsuit does not show Arizona failed to verify signatures on mail ballots

December 15, 2022

Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.”

Bernie Sanders in Pittsburgh 11-6-22

Bernie Sanders said 85 million Americans have no health insurance. That includes underinsured.

December 13, 2022

“We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.”

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