Fact Check Posts – Page 71

Are alligator attacks more common than ‘attacks’ by those with a gun permit in Florida?

By Amy Sherman

March 23, 2015

"According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry…

House education chair blames Florida testing delays on cyber attack only

By Amy Sherman

March 16, 2015

The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber…

As Florida considers Medicaid expansion, Chamber makes claim about size of Medicaid budget

By Amy Sherman

March 12, 2015

Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state."

Pro-pot group says Debbie Wasserman Schultz repeatedly voted to send sick patients to prison

By Amy Sherman

February 26, 2015

Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison."

As Florida Legislature weighs allowing guns on college campus, professor cites suicide statistic

By Amy Sherman

February 20, 2015

"200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."

Teacher group says Florida students take standardized tests up to 45 days a year

By Amy Sherman

February 18, 2015

Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year."

Jeb Bush says Florida Hispanic students perform ‘the best’ of any Hispanic group in U.S.

By Amy Sherman

February 11, 2015

Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States.

Alcee Hastings’ Texas dildo claim doesn’t hold up

By Amy Sherman , Steve Contorno

February 9, 2015

One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Marco Rubio now against immigration reform, pathway to citizenship

By Amy Sherman

January 30, 2015

Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it."

Is online voter registration more secure? Florida state senator says yes

By Amy Sherman

January 23, 2015

Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration.

Florida is one of five states that ban certain solar sales, petition group says

By Amy Sherman

January 16, 2015

"Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on…

Disney wanted to build in Miami-Dade but county told them ‘to take a hike,’ Dennis Moss says

By Amy Sherman

January 9, 2015

"When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike."

Latest Fact Checks By Amy Sherman

Are alligator attacks more common than ‘attacks’ by those with a gun permit in Florida?

House education chair blames Florida testing delays on cyber attack only

As Florida considers Medicaid expansion, Chamber makes claim about size of Medicaid budget

Pro-pot group says Debbie Wasserman Schultz repeatedly voted to send sick patients to prison

As Florida Legislature weighs allowing guns on college campus, professor cites suicide statistic

Teacher group says Florida students take standardized tests up to 45 days a year

Jeb Bush says Florida Hispanic students perform ‘the best’ of any Hispanic group in U.S.

Alcee Hastings’ Texas dildo claim doesn’t hold up

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Marco Rubio now against immigration reform, pathway to citizenship

Is online voter registration more secure? Florida state senator says yes

Florida is one of five states that ban certain solar sales, petition group says

Disney wanted to build in Miami-Dade but county told them ‘to take a hike,’ Dennis Moss says