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Americans United for Life
Americans United for Life
stated on April 9, 2013 a committee hearing on SB 1636
"In 2010 alone, 1,270 infants were reported to have died following attempted abortions and notably that is only one year."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 16, 2013
Joe Negron
Joe Negron
stated on April 10, 2013 a gaggle of reporters
Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2013
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
stated on April 9, 2013 a Senate Rules Committee meeting
"Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 10, 2013
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on April 2, 2013 a committee hearing
Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 4, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 28, 2013 a Board of Governors meeting
"The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities" for tuition is as much or less than what they spend on cellphones.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 3, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 19, 2013 Americans for Prosperity-Florida rally
"Almost 1,000 people a day" are moving to Florida "because they are more free here than they are in some other states."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • April 2, 2013
Carlos Trujillo
Carlos Trujillo
stated on March 22, 2013 a House Education Committee meeting
"This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton’s top advisers."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 27, 2013
Doug Holder
Doug Holder
stated on March 13, 2013 a committee hearing on HB 13
"Nearly 25 percent of all automobile accidents are caused by texting while driving."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 19, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 14, 2013 a CPAC speech
"The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • March 15, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 8, 2013 an interview
Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are "single, childless adults."  
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 15, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 5, 2013 remarks on first day of session
The Legislature needs to spend $500 million to "shore up" the pension fund this year and the next 28 years to keep it "afloat."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 11, 2013
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on March 4, 2013 a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • March 5, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 his State of the State address
Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 5, 2013
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
stated on February 19, 2013 a committee hearing on domestic partnerships
"In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • February 22, 2013
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on February 12, 2013 a media availability with reporters
"The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 a speech
"Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
True
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 12, 2013 GOP response to Obama's State of the Union
"I still live in the same working-class neighborhood I grew up in."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 14, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on January 30, 2013 a news conference
Florida has "the second-lowest (campaign) contribution limit in the entire country."
False
By Katie Sanders • February 8, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 31, 2013 a news conference
Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 6, 2013
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