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stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photo shows packed beach of re-opened Jacksonville Beach on CNN.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2020
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 20, 2020 a New York Times op-ed:
“Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2020
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stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2020 an image:
Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla.
False
By Daniel Funke • April 20, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 14, 2020 an April 14, 2020 press briefing:
“Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 9, 2020 a meeting:
"This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
In South Florida “all children and adults must remain in their homes” due to coronavirus.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 11, 2020 a television ad attacking Joe Biden:
Says Joe Biden "has advocated cutting Social Security for 40 years"
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
“The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2020 a Facebook post:
“The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 4, 2020
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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 29, 2020 a speech at CPAC:
Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2020 a satirical website screenshot:
“Corona virus: Florida man arrested for robbery using cough as a weapon.”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • February 28, 2020
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stated on January 11, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 11, 2020
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on January 29, 2020 the impeachment trial:
“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 29, 2020 a TV ad in Iowa:
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 13, 2020 a Sun Sentinel op ed:
"In Florida children are required to take their first standardized test within 30 days of beginning kindergarten and Gov. DeSantis wants to extend that requirement to preschoolers."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2020
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on December 12, 2019 a hearing:
Says Betsy DeVos is the "most unpopular person in our government."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
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