Amy Sherman
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PolitiFact | GOP congressman oversimplifies claim on classified documents amid Biden investigation
President Joe Biden has been grappling with the discovery of classified documents at two locations: his post-vice presid → Read More
Biden is halfway through his term. Here’s how many campaign promises he’s kept so far.
PolitiFact is tracking 99 of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises. → Read More
Herschel Walker backs efforts that further his goal of banning abortion
PolitiFact | Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock claims his opponent, Herschel Walker, “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.” → Read More
Why it’s not suspicious for ballot counting to take days
PolitiFact | It takes time to count ballots, and states have different rules on when counting can begin. → Read More
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis
As he rallied with Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott in a final pre-midterm push in Miami, former President Donald Trump → Read More
PolitiFact | Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said ‘don’t ever use’ mail ballots
Former President Donald Trump, who has long spread falsehoods about mail ballots, recently distorted what former Preside → Read More
PolitiFact - Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race
Keeping the Ohio U.S. Senate seat in the hands of a Republican is central to the party’s strategy to win back the → Read More
PolitiFact | Instagram post wrongly says most eligible voters don’t vote
One week before the midterms, social media users are trying to drum up voter turnout. One Instagram post suggests turnou → Read More
PolitiFact | Trump falsely said Democrats are playing ‘games’ with ‘unverified’ ballots in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump promoted a false theory that Democrats are using "unverified" ballots in Pennsylvania as p → Read More
PolitiFact - Ted Cruz’s misleading claim that only Democratic cities take days to count votes
Hoping to proactively rebut misinformation about the reliability of midterm election results, election officials are war → Read More
PolitiFact - Fact-checking attacks from Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist in Florida's only gubernatorial debate
In Florida's only gubernatorial debate, Republican incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis dodged questions on whether he's → Read More
Rubio said someone could blow up a ballot drop box, ignoring safe track record
PolitiFact | Sen. Rubio in 2020 touted the convenience of drop boxes. → Read More
PolitiFact | Marco Rubio said someone could blow up a ballot drop box, ignoring safe track record
Millions of Americans are casting mail ballots via drop boxes. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said that’s dangerous. &q → Read More
Fact-checking comments about Rubio and DeSantis votes against Hurricane Sandy aid
PolitiFact | In 2013, then-U.S. Rep. DeSantis voted against hurricane aid for Sandy’s victims. → Read More
PolitiFact - Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal
In 2020, it took four days for enough votes to be counted in Pennsylvania for media outlets to declare with confidence t → Read More
PolitiFact | Arizona Republican secretary of state candidate wrong about ‘fake’ mail ballots
Republican Mark Finchem is running for the job of Arizona’s top elections official while vowing to largely ditch the mos → Read More
Democrats’ climate, health care bill fulfills some Biden promises, not others
PolitiFact | Climate change goals get a major boost under the bill, with about $369 billion over 10 years. → Read More
Can Donald Trump run for president if charged and convicted of removing official records?
PolitiFact | The Constitution’s list of criteria to run for president mentions only age, citizenship and residency — there is no mention of criminal charges or convictions. → Read More
PolitiFact - No, pens provided by Arizona election officials aren’t part of a plot to rig state primary
Remember Sharpiegate, the baseless 2020 election fraud claim that made Maricopa County, Arizona, an election night socia → Read More
PolitiFact | Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy
There’s no doubt about it: For election officials across the country, recruiting poll workers is more challenging → Read More