Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

Showing 169-180 of 1232 items
Philadelphia election workers demonstrate ballot counting 10-27-22

Facebook post wrongly says court ordered Pennsylvania to finish ballot counting on Election Day

November 3, 2022

“Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!”

Pennsylvania mail box and post office 11-3-20

Trump falsely said Democrats are playing ‘games’ with ‘unverified’ ballots in Pennsylvania

November 3, 2022

"Over 240,000 'unverified' ballots have already been sent out in Pennsylvania, a total mess. The Democrats are playing games again.”

Wandrea "Shaye" Moss Jan. 6 hearing

Election officials, lawmakers in Congress have faced increase in threats

November 1, 2022

“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of…

JD Vance at Youngstown Ohio rally

J.D. Vance accused Tim Ryan of wanting to decriminalize fentanyl, but Ryan was talking about pot

October 31, 2022

Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.”

Lancaster PA election workers with mail ballots 11-4-20

Ted Cruz’s misleading claim that only Democratic cities take days to count votes

October 28, 2022

Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”

Willow Grove PA mail ballot drop box 10-25-21

Instagram post falsely says ‘2,000 Mules’ proves Democrats cheated

October 28, 2022

The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.”

Voting site Suffieid Connecticut 8-9-22 AP

Facebook post makes unfounded claim about security seals on Connecticut ballots

October 27, 2022

Connecticut ballot initiative on early voting would "remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots."

Vote here/aqui sign Maricopa County, Arizona 10-12-22

Instagram video makes false claim about early voting, Arizona governor’s race

October 25, 2022

In Arizona, early voting would allow Kari Lake’s opponents to see how many votes they “need to fake to catch up and surpass.”

voter registration table in Texas by Beto campaign 8-17-22

Facebook post stirs concern about dead people voting in Texas, ignoring systems to prevent the crime

October 17, 2022

In Texas, a person can register a dead relative to vote and then cast a mail ballot in their name.

Finchem speaks at Trump rally July 2022

Arizona’s Mark Finchem falsely links George Soros to voter roll program

October 17, 2022

The Electronic Registration Information Center is “a system that’s funded by George Soros.”

Mark Finchem at Arizona SoS debate 9-22-22

Arizona Republican said he doesn’t ‘care for’ mail voting. He used it 28 times

October 13, 2022

“I don’t care for mail-in voting. That’s why I go to the polls.”

Jim Marchant at election party 11-3-20

Nevada Republican echoes Trump’s Pants on Fire about ‘rigged election’

October 10, 2022

“President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.”

Showing 169-180 of 1232 items