Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Sebelius testifies

Florida Blue ended 2016 with 1 million members in Obamacare marketplace, Sebelius says

March 15, 2017

Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."

Sen. Bill Nelson sits at a desk

Did Sen. Bill Nelson flip-flop on use of filibuster for a Supreme Court nominee?

March 9, 2017

On filibusters for U.S. Supreme Court nominees.

Janet Cruz

Florida teacher pay lags national average, just not quite by $10,000

March 7, 2017

"Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average."

Gov. Rick Scott defends Enterprise Florida

Gov. Rick Scott says cutting Enterprise Florida will hurt rural areas

February 22, 2017

"When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities."

Fort Lauderdale airport shooting people running

Do most mass shootings happen in gun-free zones?

February 21, 2017

"Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."

Trump at CentCom Times photo

Trump overstates credit for $700 million in savings for F-35s

February 7, 2017

"I have already saved more than $700 million when I got involved in the negotiation on the F-35."

McConnell at Trump Tower

Democrats didn’t object to Neil Gorsuch’s 2006 confirmation, Mitch McConnell says

February 3, 2017

"Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006."

Marco Rubio Senate Foreign relations meeting January 2017

Marco Rubio says majority of Florida undocumented immigrants overstayed visas

February 2, 2017

"In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa."

Mario Diaz-Balart at Miami Herald

Is Trump’s immigration ban comparable to Obama’s Cuba rule change?

January 31, 2017

Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.

Gbay cuba

How many released Guantanamo Bay prisoners commit new terrorist acts?

January 25, 2017

"About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans."

Zika mosquito

Is Miami-Dade the No. 1 leader in breaking local Zika transmission?

January 24, 2017

Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus."

Trump inauguration pointing

Donald Trump says Navy has shrunk dramatically since 1991

January 20, 2017

"Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016."

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