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Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 11, 2011 a Senate floor speech
Says it wasn't until he and a Senate colleague were able to "wrangle the actual streaming video" from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow.
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 26, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website
Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2011
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on September 29, 2011 an op-ed article
"A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2011
Mike Fasano
Mike Fasano
stated on October 11, 2011 a news article
"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 18, 2011
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on October 11, 2011 a statement on their website
"The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." 
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 17, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 14, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 1, 2011 an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Florida voter
Florida voter
stated on August 17, 2011 a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on August 1, 2011 a Web post Aug. 1, 2011
Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • August 8, 2011
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on July 6, 2011 a press release
"Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts."
Mostly True
By Bill Thompson • July 26, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 17, 2011 interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
"We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 7, 2011 an interview with CBS
"From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station"
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 13, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 17, 2011 a statement
"Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 1, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on June 20, 2011 a Fox News interview
In the first 24 to 36 hours of the operation in Libya, "you saw $115 million go downrange because a Tomahawk cruise missile is a little over $1 million each."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 27, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 13, 2011 in a radio ad
"Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad
Says George LeMieux "falsely attacked Marco Rubio."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 16, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 14, 2011 his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor
"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 15, 2011
Tom Rooney
Tom Rooney
stated on June 2, 2011 a press release
"For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on May 23, 2011 a tweet
"Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2011
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