Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Hurricane Delta 2020

Fact-checking Mike Pence’s historical hurricane claim

October 14, 2020

“With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic (and Atmospheric) Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today…

Harris at debate

Florida GOP twists debate remarks by Harris on Trump and Black judges

October 9, 2020

During the debate, Kamala Harris said President Donald Trump “did not appoint minorities to the courts.”

Biden and Lester Holt NBC Miami Oct 5 2020

Biden inflated the number of clemency actions by Obama

October 6, 2020

During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”

Biden NBC town hall Miami Oct. 5 2020

FBI director warned about white supremacist violence

October 6, 2020

The president's own FBI director said that the greatest domestic terrorist threat is white supremacists.

Trump did not ask supporters for $421 million to help him recover from COVID-19

October 2, 2020

Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.

Carlos Gimenez with DeSantis in background June 2020

In Florida congressional race, Carlos Gimenez’s salary, car come under attack

September 30, 2020

Says Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez “approved a 67% pay raise for himself and increased his own pension. He makes $250,000 a year, more than almost…

Biden "Despacito" art

Fact-checking Biden’s claim about number of students who speak Spanish

September 23, 2020

“24 of every 100 kids in school today speak Spanish.”

Reagan signs 1983 Social Security legislation

What an attack about Biden’s votes on Social Security omits

September 14, 2020

“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage…

Vegas election workers process June 2020 ballots

Trump’s misleading claim about ‘unsolicited’ mail ballots

September 10, 2020

Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’”

Election workers Vegas June 9, 2020

Post wrongly says thousands of ballots sent to dead people, pets in Virginia and Nevada

September 9, 2020

More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets

Jill Biden has not called for mandatory Spanish if Joe Biden wins presidency

August 28, 2020

Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win”

Trump, Pence watch Cuomo on TV April 2020

Pence in RNC speech praises Trump’s COVID-19 ‘seamless’ response, leaves out his state feuds

August 27, 2020

“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America…

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