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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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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
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
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on February 17, 2013 an interview
"The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 30, 2013 a blog post on RedState.com
"Agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 30, 2013 a blog post on RedState.com
The United States does "not have a system through which growers and dairies can bring a workforce legally into the U.S."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2013
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on December 12, 2012 a tweet
Says Charlie Crist and Missouri Rep. Todd Akin "hold same abortion views. No exception except the life of the mother."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 20, 2012
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2012 a TV interview
Says Jeb Bush "extended early voting" after seeing "long lines."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • November 8, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 25, 2012 a campaign ad
"After Patrick Murphy’s charges were dropped, Murphy’s father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 2, 2012
Shirley Anderson
Shirley Anderson
stated on October 17, 2012 a campaign flyer
Elizabeth Townsend runs the elections office that omitted a school board race on a ballot and gave a School Board candidate "faulty advice."
Mostly False
By Danny Valentine • October 23, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.
Says Connie Mack takes two homestead exemptions, "directly contrary to Florida’s Constitution."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • October 18, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 the Florida U.S. Senate debate
Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 8, 2012 an ad
Says Patrick Murphy is trying to "hide his drunken assault of a police officer."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2012
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
stated on September 21, 2012 a television ad
Says Adam Hasner "gives the wealthy tax breaks worth $250,000 a year but hikes middle class taxes $2,000."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 a TV commercial
Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 25, 2012 a television ad
Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 9, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 28, 2012 a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.
"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
stated on September 19, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2012
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on September 17, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says Daniel Webster "used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 28, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on September 6, 2012 an op-ed in 'The Hill'
"President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 13, 2012 an Enterprise Florida meeting
The significant drop in Florida’s unemployment rate is a good economic sign.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders, Toluse Olorunnipa • September 17, 2012
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