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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2020 a Facebook post
“The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Mostly False
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
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
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
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
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on December 4, 2019 a House judiciary committee hearing
"We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.
False
By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 29, 2019 a pre-legislative media forum
While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians,  "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2019
Joe Gruters
Joe Gruters
stated on November 6, 2019 a Tampa Bay Times forum
"All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 21, 2019 a tweet
"Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2019
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 12, 2019 a speech to the Florida Democratic Party
"Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2019
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 30, 2019 a tweet
"$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2019
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 20, 2019 a tweet
The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household."  
False
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 11, 2019 a statement to The Guardian
When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 20, 2019
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on August 26, 2019 an interview on MSNBC
Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day."
True
By Amy Sherman • September 3, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on August 10, 2019 an interview on Fox News
In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2019
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