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Nikki Fried

Nikki Fried is the chair of the Florida Democratic Party and Won't Back Down political action committee. Fried lost the Democratic primary for Florida governor in 2022. Previously, she served as the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner. Before that, she worked as a lawyer and marijuana lobbyist and as the head of the felony division of the Alachua County public defender. 

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Nikki Fried

Nikki Fried falsely claims environmental group paid for sugar cane coverage
By Yacob Reyes
August 19, 2022

"We also know (the Sierra Club) paid for those reporters" at the Palm Beach Post.

Nikki Fried’s ad misleads on Crist’s position on abortion access
By Yacob Reyes
July 5, 2022

“Charlie Crist is pro-life.”

Fact-checking Nikki Fried’s claim about Florida’s Medicaid funding
By Yacob Reyes
March 14, 2022

Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities.

Fact-checking Nikki Fried’s attack on Ron DeSantis about taxes
By Amy Sherman
June 15, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break…

In 2019, few Florida felons got their voting rights back through clemency board
By Amy Sherman
November 21, 2019

While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians,  "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten…

25,000 uses for hemp, including a replacement for concrete and plastic? Not so fast
By Amy Sherman
October 22, 2019

"Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." 

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