Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

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Still of end of Bernie Obama praise ad

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

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

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

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When PolitiFact hit the road to cover the Iowa caucuses

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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Fact-checking Bernie Sanders in Ames, Iowa

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.

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Fact-checking Andrew Yang in Muscatine, Iowa

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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Biden in Independence Iowa Jan 2020

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden

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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Biden and Sanders LA debate 2019

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

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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Miami gun show table 2016

Do gun background checks work? What the research shows

The battle over whether to tighten background check laws raises a key question: have background checks proven effective?

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