Amy Sherman

Senior Correspondent

650 Stories Published

1232 Fact-Checks Published

Amy Sherman is a senior correspondent with PolitiFact based in South Florida. She was part of the team that launched PolitiFact Florida in 2010 and was part of the PolitiFact team during the 2016 election. She previously worked as a staff writer for the Miami Herald and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. A native of Amherst, Mass., she graduated with a history degree from Macalester College in St. Paul.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Amy Sherman

Fact-check: Trump said tariffs collections are ‘almost $2 billion a day.’ Trade experts are doubtful April 10, 2025
Flip flop: Trump said he wasn’t looking at pausing tariffs. Two days later, he did. April 9, 2025
Trump touted a 50% drop in egg prices. Wholesales prices have plunged, but retail prices lag behind April 4, 2025
Social media post distorts ballot shortage in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election April 2, 2025
Hegseth says leaked Signal group text didn’t have ‘war plans’. But screenshots show attack details March 26, 2025
Was Zelenskyy’s Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no March 20, 2025
Are Biden pardons ‘void’ because he used an autopen? No, Trump’s claim is False March 17, 2025
Donald Trump takes credit for military recruitment turnaround that started with Joe Biden March 11, 2025
No US government audits for the last 100 years? Here’s why ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary is wrong February 26, 2025
No, Joe Biden did not have a ‘voter importation’ plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk’s false CPAC claim. February 21, 2025

Latest Stories by Amy Sherman

Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
Donald Trump dijo que ‘devolvió la libertad de expresión’. Sus 100 días dicen algo diferente April 30, 2025
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan April 30, 2025
President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story. April 29, 2025
Trump skewed the facts about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang and deportation April 23, 2025
Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple April 10, 2025
Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg April 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal? March 28, 2025
Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ March 21, 2025
Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here’s what to know. March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen. March 19, 2025