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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 1, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott "cut education to pay for even more tax breaks for big, powerful, well-connected corporations."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 7, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on April 9, 2014 a website post
"Light rail does not reduce congestion."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 3, 2014
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 13, 2014 his campaign website
"Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that gives Florida's public officials an easy way to avoid disclosing their personal finances."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2014
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on May 27, 2014 a news release
Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 23, 2014 a tweet
41,200 veterans in Florida "don’t have health care because Scott didn’t expand Medicaid."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 28, 2014
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
stated on May 20, 2014 the group's website
A proposed amendment "allows a teenager to get a recommendation for medical marijuana without the consent of a parent."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 22, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 13, 2014 a campaign tweet
"Governor Scott Cut Taxes 40 Times For Florida Families"
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Katie Sanders • May 21, 2014
Matt Caldwell
Matt Caldwell
stated on April 30, 2014 a Florida House discussion of SB 392
There is no "incontrovertible proof that speed, in and of itself, is the contributing factor to increasing (vehicular) fatalities."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 12, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 25, 2014 a post on his campaign website
Says Rick Scott’s record on jobs includes Florida "ranked 2nd in the nation in long-term unemployment."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 6, 2014
Annette Taddeo
Annette Taddeo
stated on April 21, 2014 an interview on MSNBC
"Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 28, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 11, 2014 a speech
The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014
Broward County Police Benevolent Association
Broward County Police Benevolent Association
stated on April 15, 2014 a billboard
"Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 22, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2014 an email from his campaign
"Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 3, 2014
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
stated on March 19, 2014 a letter to supporters
For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 24, 2014
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote
stated on March 11, 2014 a tweet
Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 9, 2014 an interview on CNN
The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2014
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on February 27, 2014 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times"
About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Steve Contorno • March 7, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 the State of the State speech
"Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2014
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on February 13, 2014 a "Florida Face to Face" interview
The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
Associated Industries of Florida
Associated Industries of Florida
stated on February 6, 2014 a press release
"Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 13, 2014
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