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Andrew Gillum

Andrew Gillum won the Florida primary for governor in August 2018 and lost the November election to Ron DeSantis. He is a former mayor of Tallahassee and member of the Tallahassee city commission.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Andrew Gillum

Fact-checking Gillum’s claim about DeSantis $145,000 travel receipts
By Miriam Valverde
October 24, 2018

Says Ron DeSantis has not revealed $145,000 in receipts of public taxpayer money.

Fact-checking an attack on Ron DeSantis about pre-existing conditions and Affordable Care Act
By Amy Sherman
October 18, 2018

"In Congress, Ron DeSantis demanded that any new health law eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions."

Did Ron DeSantis say cancer patients should be treated at emergency rooms?
By Amy Sherman
October 18, 2018

"When (Ron DeSantis) was asked what cancer patients should do without health insurance, DeSantis said 'show up to the emergency room.'"

Andrew Gillum’s Pants on Fire claim on Florida’s low unemployment rate
By Kyra Haas
October 15, 2018

"Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet."  

Is Florida’s economy propped up by low-wage jobs? Gillum says yes
By Kyra Haas
October 15, 2018

Says Florida's economy "is largely propped up on low-wage work."

Andrew Gillum says crime dropping in Tallahassee
By Amy Sherman
October 8, 2018

Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate."

Fact-checking Andrew Gillum on the cost of Medicare for All
By Louis Jacobson
September 18, 2018

Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save…

Fact-checking Andrew Gillum’s claim that he was sued by NRA and gun lobby over Tallahassee ordinance
By Miriam Valverde
September 5, 2018

Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you…

Andrew Gillum questions Philip Levine’s record on banning assault weapons, raising minimum wage
By Allison Graves
June 9, 2018

Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise…

Gillum campaign changes website after touting false claim
By Allison Graves
October 12, 2017

"Under his leadership, Tallahassee reduced its carbon intensity by roughly 40 percent."  

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