Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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David Perdue at Covington Georgia airport 2-22-22 governor primary

Georgia’s David Perdue said elections were stolen from him and Trump. Pants on Fire!

March 29, 2022

The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.”

Senator Blackburn questions Judge Jackson 3-21-22

Marsha Blackburn misleads about Jackson’s record on releasing criminals during the pandemic

March 22, 2022

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.”

Jan. 6 rioters pull police barricade

Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake wrongly says Jan. 6 defendants are in prison without charges

March 17, 2022

Jan. 6 defendants “are being held in prison without being charged.”

Detroit vote counting

No, this video on Facebook doesn’t show someone ‘counting Biden’s votes at 2 a.m.’

March 10, 2022

Facebook video shows “counting Biden’s votes at 2 a.m.”

Drilling Rig, Oklahoma

Fact-checking Biden’s claim that there are 9,000 unused oil drilling permits (updated)

March 9, 2022

The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."

Ohio’s Josh Mandel repeats false claim of stolen 2020 election

March 1, 2022

The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.”

Freedom to Vote sign 7-17-21

Fact-checking Louisiana Democrat’s claim about Black Americans and the right to vote

February 15, 2022

"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."

Fact-checking a claim that Nevada ranks close to last on election integrity

February 14, 2022

“Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”

Hobbs and Ducey certify Arizona election results 11-30-20

GOP lawmaker’s proposal to decertify Arizona election won’t change anything about 2020

February 11, 2022

Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.”

Stacey Abrams 11-2-2020

Fact-checking Stacey Abrams on a Texas mail-in ballot denial

February 3, 2022

“In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he…

Crate of mail ballots in West Chester PA 10-23-20

Facebook post wrongly says Pennsylvania mail-ballot court ruling means Biden lost

February 3, 2022

“Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.”

Voter casts ballot in person in Kentucky 11-3-20

Why it’s wrong to call the voting rights bill a federal takeover

January 24, 2022

The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.”

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