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Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala
stated on July 21, 2019 an interview on CBSMiami with Jim DeFede
Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a federal prison — they would get 300 minutes."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on July 12, 2019 a tweet
"Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 19, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 8, 2019 a tweet
"Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 11, 2019
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2019 a press release
The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2019
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on May 28, 2019 a press release
"It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 13, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 13, 2019 a speech
Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2019 a tweet
Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 9, 2019
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
stated on April 18, 2019 a TV ad
Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2019
Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner
stated on April 1, 2019 an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News
Florida "passed a law where former felons can now vote. We've had more ex-felons register as Republicans than Democrats."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 a tweet
"Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane, more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2019
Gary Farmer
Gary Farmer
stated on March 7, 2019 a Florida Senate meeting
"Some patients who are on transplant lists for kidney or other organs are being dropped from the list simply because they are shown as a licensed card holder" for medical marijuana.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Florida drivers who have their cell phones "in hand" can be ticketed $250 and sent to "driving school." 
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2019
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 his State of the State address
"I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 an Orlando Sentinel op-ed
The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019
Robert McKinzie
Robert McKinzie
stated on February 19, 2019 a Fort Lauderdale City Commission meeting
The word picnic is a "racially insensitive word."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 a CNN interview
"One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 19, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 an interview on CNN
"In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2019
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on February 5, 2019 a statement to the press
"In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 11, 2019
José Oliva
José Oliva
stated on January 30, 2019 AP legislative day in Tallahassee
Health care is the "No. 1 reason for bankruptcy."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 19, 2019 a tweet
"I’ve always supported protections for our DREAMers."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2019
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