Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

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Donald Trump in Clarmont, N.H., 11-11-2023

Fact check: West Virginia, not New Hampshire, ranks first in fatal drug overdoses

November 15, 2023
New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state."
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Donald Trump in Hialeah, Fla., 11-8-2023

The criminal prosecutions against Trump are not ‘just like the Cuban regime’

November 15, 2023
“Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.”
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DeSantis July 4 parade New Hampshire

Ron DeSantis in 2018 backed a bill drafting a path for Puerto Rico statehood, but did not author it

November 1, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis “actually sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state.”
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Early voting in Hialeah Florida 10-27-20

DeSantis’ critique of Trump election spending omits that not all $400 million went for mail ballots

October 31, 2023
“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”
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Palestinians flee Gaza, 10-13-2023

No, Nikki Haley didn’t say she wants the U.S. to take in Gaza refugees, as DeSantis PAC claims

October 20, 2023
“Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.”
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Gaza evacuees, 10-13-23

No evidence Democrats want to accept ‘1 million’ Gaza refugees

October 18, 2023
The Democrats are pushing “to take in a million Palestinian refugees.”
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Blinken-Netanyahu presser in Jerusalem, 1-20-2023

Why do Americans have to pay for a State Department evacuation from Israel? It’s the law

October 13, 2023
It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
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Donald Turmp in West Palm Beach, Fla., 10-11-2023

Hamas militants ‘pouring’ across U.S. southern border? Donald Trump’s claim is Pants on Fire!

October 12, 2023
“The same people that raided Israel are pouring into our once beautiful USA, through our TOTALLY OPEN SOUTHERN BORDER, at Record Numbers.”
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Mar-a-Lago overhead scenic shot 8-31-22

New York officials didn’t value Mar-a-Lago at $18 million. A Palm Beach property appraiser did.

October 6, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million.
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Hurricane Idalia damage, Tallahassee, Florida, 8-30-2023

Biden said Obama spent hundreds of millions to bury Florida power lines. That lacks evidence

October 6, 2023
“Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we…
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Trump in Clinton Township Michigan, 9-27-23

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s repeated falsehood that he saved the U.S. auto industry

October 5, 2023
When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry…
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Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, GOP debate, 9-28-2023

Fact-checking Nikki Haley’s debate attack on Ron DeSantis about fracking, drilling

September 28, 2023
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.”
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