Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

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Fact-checking more claims about the sequester

May 14, 2013

Broad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.

Fact-checking more claims about the sequester

May 13, 2013

Broad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.

PolitiFact Florida tackles claims about Miami Dolphins stadium

May 1, 2013

The Miami Dolphins are asking for public help to finance a major stadium renovation. We check the facts.

Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled

April 4, 2013

At CPAC, the former governor said conservatives should make personal connections and help people. To illustrate the point, he told the story of a mother he met on the campaign trail. We checked into the facts behind the story.

Jeb Bush’s story of the mom who inspired him to help the disabled

April 4, 2013

At CPAC, Bush told a brief anecdote about how conservatives should make personal connections and help people. Here's the rest of the story.

Email fabricates foreign students getting a free ride

April 1, 2013

We flunk a chain email that claims foreign students get Pell grants, gas cards and child care before they head back home.


 

Will a Medicaid expansion create jobs? A review of the evidence

February 27, 2013

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said the expansion of Medicaid that Gov. Rick Scott now backs will not create jobs. We review the evidence.

Fact-checking Marco Rubio on the fiscal cliff

January 4, 2013

Rubio voted against the deal, but before that he tweeted about who supported Social Security changes -- the GOP or Obama?

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