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Alan Hays
Alan Hays
stated on July 13, 2011 a public hearing about redistricting:
"Your tax dollars are not being used to sue you, the people."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on June 29, 2011 a posting on Twitter:
Florida’s proposed Health Care Freedom Act "will allow Floridians to opt out of Obama’s govt. takeover of healthcare!"
False
By Janet Zink • July 13, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 30, 2011 a debate:
"I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature."   
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2011
Rod Smith
Rod Smith
stated on June 28, 2011 an e-mail to supporters:
"Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs."
False
By Becky Bowers • July 1, 2011
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on June 22, 2011 a redistricting meeting in Panama City:
"There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that."  
False
By Amy Sherman • June 28, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 14, 2011 a blog:
Says Allen West violated federal law by scuba diving with U.S. flag.
False
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on June 2, 2011 an interview:
"China owns about 29% of (the U.S.) debt."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 14, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on May 22, 2011 TV interview:
"No one thought we could get a bipartisan bill (Medicaid) passed. We did in the Florida Senate."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 3, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on April 26, 2011 comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives:
Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2011
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
stated on April 15, 2011 a Senate Rules Committee meeting:
In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open."
False
By Laura Figueroa • April 26, 2011
Eric Eisnaugle
Eric Eisnaugle
stated on April 21, 2011 comments made on the House floor:
"Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2011
Stephen Wise
Stephen Wise
stated on March 31, 2011 in a Senate Education PreK-12 committee hearing:
"Every person on death row was a foster kid."
False
By Laura Figueroa • April 25, 2011
Ronald Renuart
Ronald Renuart
stated on April 20, 2011 comments during a committee hearing:
"Almost 37 percent of the total income from Planned Parenthood is from abortions."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 21, 2011
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on April 15, 2011 comments on 'Fox and Friends':
Says Gov. Rick Scott's approval ratings are up.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 15, 2011
Florida Education Association
Florida Education Association
stated on April 6, 2011 a campaign-style ad.:
"Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 29, 2011 a campaign-style ad.:
Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
Scott Randolph
Scott Randolph
stated on April 4, 2011 comments during an appearance on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' on MSNBC:
"We have a guy who is going to be speaker of the House in four years, and his name has been on the ballot one time."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on March 28, 2011 comments to reporters:
Says the Southwest Florida Water Management District has $850 million in reserves, enough money in savings to run without levying taxes for more than two years.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 1, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 23, 2011 an opinion article published in the 'Tampa Tribune':
"Before this (federal health care) law was enacted, Florida parents ... were able to purchase inexpensive 'child-only' coverage for their children. The law’s 'consumer protections' have now eliminated that choice in Florida."
False
By Laura Figueroa • March 31, 2011
Larry Ahern
Larry Ahern
stated on March 25, 2011 a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times":
"We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 29, 2011
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