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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 26, 2010 a debate
Of the more than 1.3 million temporary mortgage modifications, over half have defaulted.  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 12, 2010 a chain e-mail
"Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier this year."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 27, 2010
Vote NO on 8
Vote NO on 8
stated on October 18, 2010 a campaign mailer
"What is the maximum number of students allowed in your classroom? ... 30 or more!"  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 a TV ad.
Taking the Fifth Amendment in a deposition about the Columbia/HCA hospital chain he founded "means a truthful answer to the questions that (Rick Scott) was asked would incriminate him."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 a TV ad.
In ad attacking Rick Scott, says three executives of the Columbia/HCA hospital chain he ran were indicted.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 5, 2010 a TV ad.
Marco Rubio "wants to raise the Social Security retirement age," and "cut benefits."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 6, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 27, 2010 a campaign ad
"Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 25, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Daniel Webster wants to make divorce illegal, even for abused wives.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 28, 2010
AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
stated on September 20, 2010 a campaign mailer.
Marco Rubio "opposes extending unemployment benefits."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 22, 2010
Florida Hometown Democracy
Florida Hometown Democracy
stated on September 9, 2010 a web ad supporting Amendment 4.
"For every dollar a county gets in taxes from new development, it costs us 40 to 50 percent more to provide services."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 9, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 2, 2010 a press conference.
Jennifer Carroll's an "outsider."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 3, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 27, 2010 a campaign website
"Charlie Crist has six different positions on ObamaCare."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2010
Loranne Ausley
Loranne Ausley
stated on August 12, 2010 a web ad.
"(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 27, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on August 10, 2010 a debate
"Seventy bills [Kendrick Meek] authored, not one of them has passed."  
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • August 20, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 2, 2010 in a Univision debate in Miami.
"We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs."
Half-True
August 18, 2010
Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same."
Half-True
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on August 5, 2010 a debate.
"In my attorney general's office, we've cut the budget 18 percent."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 6, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 26, 2010 a mailer
Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 an editorial board meeting
"I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States."
Half-True
By Trenton Daniel • July 23, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on July 7, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."
Half-True
July 7, 2010
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