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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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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
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 7, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown.":
"Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 25, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly "lobbied on a plan" by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 6, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 10, 2014 a campaign website:
Says Alex Sink "even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 31, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 27, 2014 a press release about his education budget proposal:
"The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 21, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly’s former firm lobbied "for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 15, 2014 in a Web campaign ad:
Alex Sink "used a taxpayer-funded plane so she could get to a vacation in the Bahamas."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 17, 2014
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on December 31, 2013 an article posted on the group’s website:
"State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 9, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a speech announcing his candidacy for governor:
Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 7, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 a YouTube attack ad:
As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • November 1, 2013
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on October 15, 2013 a public hearing in Tampa:
For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 27, 2013
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on September 11, 2013 a "Tampa Tribune" blog:
"We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2013
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on August 19, 2013 a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald":
Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum:
Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate:
"If we don't spend money on a pier, then that money does wipe into the general funds of the city or the county, and if you send it to the county, you never see it again."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • August 9, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 28, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire:
"The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 1, 2013
Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders
stated on July 22, 2013 a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary:
"Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 16, 2013 a tweet:
"The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2013
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