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Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on March 21, 2012 a press release:
Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2012
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview on MSNBC:
"We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 23, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 8, 2012 a press release:
The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 24, 2012 at a public event:
PIP fraud is "$1 billion in fraud."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on March 1, 2012 a press release:
Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech in Miami:
The U.S. has a "record number of oil rigs operating right now – more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 9, 2012 a speech at the CPAC conference:
"The majority of Americans are conservatives."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 24, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 30, 2012 email to MoveOn.org members:
"Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 7, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 24, 2012 a prepared statement:
Says Mitt Romney "was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse" Marco Rubio.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 25, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 23, 2012 a debate in Tampa, Fla.:
"When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • January 24, 2012
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on January 13, 2012 a television ad:
Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 17, 2012
Karen Harrington
Karen Harrington
stated on January 9, 2012 a website:
"In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." 
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 6, 2012 a campaign mailer:
"Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address:
"My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 10, 2012
Ellyn Bogdanoff
Ellyn Bogdanoff
stated on October 26, 2011 a newspaper article:
"Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 27, 2011
Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
stated on December 5, 2011 in direct mail:
"The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • December 21, 2011
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 28, 2011 a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack:
Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 30, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on October 27, 2011 a press release:
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 23, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 4, 2011 an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech:
Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 17, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on October 30, 2011 an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning":
Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 3, 2011
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