Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

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No proof mosquitoes transfer COVID-19 between people

April 27, 2020
Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person”
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Restaurant sign about masks California

Yes, San Francisco residents formed Anti-Mask League during 1918 flu

April 24, 2020
During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with…
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N95 masks being cleaned in Mass

Did China halt exports of face masks to US?

April 23, 2020
“Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable…
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PA doctor does COVID test in parking lot

Joe Biden conflates tests on the market with Americans tested

April 23, 2020
“The Trump Administration promised 27 million tests by the end of March. As of now, only 4 million have been completed.”
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Michigan protests of stay at home April 2020

What the 1918 flu pandemic shows us about social distancing

April 17, 2020
“During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
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Florida people walking March 2020

Is obesity a top risk factor in COVID-19 hospitalizations?

April 17, 2020
“Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
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Trump WH Briefing April 13 2020

Trump’s ridiculous statement about “total” authority neglects Constitution

April 14, 2020
Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump’s false claim that it’s up to him — not governors — to open states

April 13, 2020
"It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states."
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Strategic National Stockpile warehouse in Okla

Trump said the Obama admin left him a bare stockpile. Wrong

April 8, 2020
The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.”
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coronavirus airlines

Donald Trump wrong about COVID-19 testing on airplanes, trains

April 6, 2020
“Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting…
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spring break Pompano 2020

Young people are being hospitalized for COVID-19, too. Let’s look at the numbers

March 20, 2020
For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.”
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Miami Beach police on beach coronavirus March 2020

Fact-checking a false claim about lockdowns in South Florida cities

March 17, 2020
In South Florida “all children and adults must remain in their homes” due to coronavirus.
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