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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Joe Garcia
Joe Garcia
stated on September 5, 2014 a Web ad
Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "supported ending the Medicare guarantee."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott has "teamed up with a felon convicted of running a Ponzi scheme to smear Charlie Crist."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 12, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 15, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 a press release
"Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on April 24, 2014 a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 1, 2014 a Facebook post
Says Charlie Crist supports "cuts to the Medicare Advantage program."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on March 17, 2014 on their website
The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase."
False
By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 his State of the State speech
"We have invested record funding in protecting our environment."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 21, 2014 an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection
"Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 31, 2013 a YouTube video
Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 22, 2014
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on January 2, 2014 a Bay News 9 interview
Under a proposed bill, a $100,000 home’s flood insurance premium would be "maybe $200 or $300 annually."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 7, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 19, 2013 comments during a press conference
Says David Jolly lobbied "for government-run health care just last year."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 6, 2014
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on November 26, 2013 Charlie Crist's campaign website
Gov. Charlie Crist "sought for and got approved the automatic restoration of felon rights for nonviolent offenders for the first time in Florida history."
False
By Amy Sherman • December 12, 2013
Ken Detzner
Ken Detzner
stated on November 4, 2013 a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing
One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2013
Friends of Clearwater PAC
Friends of Clearwater PAC
stated on October 21, 2013 a flier
Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods."
False
By Charlie Frago • November 2, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 26, 2013 a speech to the Florida Democratic Party
"This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 26, 2013 a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times
Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2013
Sandra Stotsky
Sandra Stotsky
stated on October 15, 2013 during a public hearing
"Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."
False
By Cara Fitzpatrick • October 21, 2013
Public comments at a Common Core hearing
Public comments at a Common Core hearing
stated on October 15, 2013 Tampa, Fla.
Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards.
False
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 21, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on October 15, 2013 in a mayoral forum
"Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg."
False
By Julie Kliegman • October 17, 2013
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