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Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on March 6, 2022 an ad
"Marco Rubio is following his party bosses, like Rick Scott, with his plan to raise taxes on Florida's working families, retirees and veterans."
False
March 9, 2022
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 a Facebook post
"Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Mostly False
March 4, 2021
Verified Politics
Verified Politics
stated on December 9, 2017 an article on a website
Says Marco Rubio tweeted a verse from the New Testament to shame "his own constituents for flocking to Trump rally."
False
By Amy Sherman • December 18, 2017
Marco Rubio's heckler
Marco Rubio's heckler
stated on August 22, 2017 during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP
Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 29, 2017
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on October 10, 2016 a TV ad
Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2016
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 23, 2016 a TV ad
Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 20, 2016 a campaign ad
Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign statement
Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 14, 2016 a TV ad
Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2016
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 6, 2016 a TV ad
"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on August 19, 2016 a post on his campaign website
Says Marco Rubio "voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 24, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 a campaign ad
Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016
Carlos Beruff
Carlos Beruff
stated on July 5, 2016 a statement to press
"Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 21, 2015 a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa
Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Emma Hinchliffe • March 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2016 a campaign ad
"As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman, Joshua Gillin • March 11, 2016
Keep the Promise 1 PAC
Keep the Promise 1 PAC
stated on March 6, 2016 a TV ad
Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 8, 2016
Right to Rise
Right to Rise
stated on March 1, 2016 a television ad.
Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 8, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 15, 2016 an interview on Fox News
Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 4, 2016 a posting on the Clinton website
"Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 7, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 15, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
"One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever."
False
By Joshua Gillin • December 18, 2015
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