Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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LoveThisPic.com
LoveThisPic.com
stated on February 3, 2018 in a headline:
"Smoking in cars with children is illegal starting January 30, 2018."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 6, 2018 in a headline:
"Just in: 45 states just banned Sharia law"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 2, 2018 in a headline:
"First NFL team declares bankruptcy over kneeling thugs."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2018
X posts
X posts
stated on February 5, 2018 in a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump:
"If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on January 4, 2018 in a press release:
Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018
Americanproud.info
Americanproud.info
stated on January 22, 2018 in a headline:
Says that singer Dolly Parton said, "Trump in one year is already better than 16 years of Bush, Obama put together."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 5, 2018
Eco News
Eco News
stated on February 1, 2018 in a headline:
"NFL lawyer, who claimed Super Bowl is ‘rigged’, found dead."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 2, 2018
CSC Mediagroup.USA
CSC Mediagroup.USA
stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline:
Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
USA Trainnews
USA Trainnews
stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline:
"Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline:
"Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' "
False
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech:
"Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech:
On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2018
US Political News
US Political News
stated on January 17, 2018 in a headline:
"Haiti official getting ready to testify against Clinton Foundation corruption next week found dead with gunshot to the head."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 26, 2018
The Patriot Report
The Patriot Report
stated on January 18, 2018 in a headline:
"Mueller will be forced to resign over Pelosi affair."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2018
The Patriot Report
The Patriot Report
stated on January 15, 2018 in a headline:
"82-year-old who killed a Muslim in self-defense gets the death penalty."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2018
The Patriot Report
The Patriot Report
stated on January 8, 2018 in a headline:
"Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2018
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on January 3, 2018 in a tweet:
"When we say ‘one vote matters,’ it’s not just a saying – it has proven true 141 times in #Ohio over the last five years."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2018
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview on CNN:
"In American history since 9/11, we've had 85 major attacks in our country, 73 percent of them have been by white nationalist hate groups."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2018
AmericanNews.com
AmericanNews.com
stated on October 12, 2014 in a headline:
"Oprah tells Fox News host ‘all white people have to die.’"
False
By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 9, 2018 in a press conference:
On expanding offshore oil drilling
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2018
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