Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall in Scranton

March 6, 2020

President Donald Trump made a series of misleading statements about the coronavirus and his Democratic rivals at his first town hall event of 2020. 

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Ad Watch: Bernie Sanders ad uses Obama praise for him out of context

March 5, 2020

The statements by Obama are real, but the ad omits the dates that Obama made these statements and the full context of his remarks.

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Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack

February 27, 2020

Mike Bloomberg said he was on the record against redlining during the financial crisis. We looked back at his record.

When PolitiFact hit the road to cover the Iowa caucuses

January 28, 2020

We consider it a crucial part of our mission to give voters information about the statements candidates make about their own biographies, their positions on public policy, and attacks against other politicians. But in January, it was time to get up close and personal.

Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg’s Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa

January 27, 2020

During a Fox News town hall in Des Moines, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg pushed back against criticism that he is too young to be the president and argued that he is the Democrat who is best positioned to reach out to a broad swath of Americans.

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Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Davenport, Iowa

January 27, 2020

We fact-checked Elizabeth Warren’s town hall in Davenport, Iowa where she made statements about gun background checks, her own college’s costs and marijuana arrests.

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We fact-checked the Democrats’ closing push in Iowa before the caucuses

January 27, 2020

The Democrats running for president fanned out across Iowa during the penultimate weekend before the state caucuses Feb. 3.

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Fact-checking Joe Biden in Ankeny, Iowa

January 26, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden attacked the policies and conduct of President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Ankeny, Iowa, on Jan. 25.

Fact-checking Bernie Sanders in Ames, Iowa

January 26, 2020

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a speech in front of a boisterous, overflow crowd in Ames, energizing many younger Iowa voters with his call for fundamental change.

Fact-checking Andrew Yang in Muscatine, Iowa

January 24, 2020

At a town hall in Iowa, Andrew Yang made statements about manufacturing job losses, Amazon’s domination and life expectancy. Here’s what we found.

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The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden

January 23, 2020

We fact-checked a Joe Biden speech in Iowa. Here’s what we found about his statements on Medicare for All, carbon emissions and President Barack Obama’s record.

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The fight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders over Social Security, explained

January 22, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders and his campaign have attacked Joe Biden over his record on Social Security. We explain the key parts of their arguments.

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