Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

It’s one of the spookiest zombie claims out there about voter fraud: Dead people are voting. Former President Donald Trump has said this multiple times, including after losing the 2020 election. In January 2021, Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that “close to 5,000” dead people voted in the state. But officials found […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley saw a path to besting the quadruply-indicted former President Donald Trump when they entered the primary to become the Republican presidential nominee. With days until the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses and the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary, voters will tell these candidates exactly how […]

Republican voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are preparing to cast ballots in the presidential primary in January. At PolitiFact, we fact-checked the Republican candidates more than 80 times and President Joe Biden about three dozen times in 2023. We heard back from many of our readers via Instagram, TikTok Meta, X, and email.  Here’s […]

Casey DeSantis went on Fox News to rally support for her husband, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is campaigning in Iowa for the Republican presidential nomination. But her comments encouraging out-of-state residents to go to Iowa to “participate” in the caucuses prompted criticism and clarifications. “We’re asking all of these moms and grandmoms to come […]

During a recent town hall, Fox News’ Sean Hannity gave former President Donald Trump the chance to rebut the idea — floated by some Republicans — that if reelected, he would be a dictator. Instead of a straightforward denial, Trump said he would be a dictator only on “Day 1” of his tenure. Former New […]

The U.S. House of Representatives expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., just a year into his first term. Expulsion required a two-thirds majority, which was reached when 73% of those present and voting supported Santos’ heave-ho.  In a highly polarized era, the Dec. 1 expulsion was bipartisan (105 Republicans and 206 Democrats voted to oust him) […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged each other’s records on immigration, crime, COVID-19 lockdowns, the economy and social issues in a rowdy Fox News matchup billed as “The Great Red versus Blue State Debate.” DeSantis is among the Republicans running behind former President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Newsom, a Democrat, […]

The morning after Election Day, a county election worker in Washington state opened an envelope and found white powder. Election workers would later learn the envelope contained a typed threat: “end elections now.” The threat was unusual for Pierce County election officials, but it was one of multiple jurisdictions that received letters containing powder in […]

MIAMI — President Joe Biden wasn’t among the presidential candidates debating Nov. 8, but his foreign policy took center stage among the Republicans vying for their party’s nomination. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., called Biden’s evacuation efforts for Americans in Israel “atrocious.” U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said there was “blood dripping” from Biden and former […]

The 2024 presidential election may become the Courtroom Trial Election as former President Donald Trump splits his time between rallies and the defendant’s table.  During a Nov. 7 United Facts of America panel, PolitiFact explored the facts behind the trials Trump faces. Our guests were Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg and Jon Sale, […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ first TV ad begins with a single premise: “While Biden fails, DeSantis leads.” In 30 seconds, it highlights the governor’s actions related to Israel, hurricane recovery and the southern U.S. border. A clip shows a reporter speaking to a camera. “The DeSantis administration has launched an evacuation,” she says before the […]

After House Republicans unanimously voted for Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as the new speaker, Democratic politicians pounced on them for choosing someone who defied democratic norms after the 2020 presidential election. Johnson aligned himself with Donald Trump and congressional Republicans who sought to overturn legitimate results ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the […]