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Alan Hays
Alan Hays
stated on July 13, 2011 a public hearing about redistricting
"The Florida Legislature has not filed a lawsuit to fight Amendments 5 and 6."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2011
Craig Miller
Craig Miller
stated on July 12, 2011 a campaign launch message on his website
"I've created over 40,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • July 19, 2011
Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release
Vern Buchanan "has been completely exonerated" in a Federal Election Commission action.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad
Says George LeMieux "even compared Marco Rubio to Barack Obama."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 8, 2011 a press statement
"Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2011
Marjorie Dannenfelser
Marjorie Dannenfelser
stated on May 6, 2011 a blog
Planned Parenthood "raked in more than $300 million in profits over the past four years."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2011
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
stated on June 1, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball."
"We had (a bill) in Florida where we now are prohibiting doctors to talk -- particularly pediatricians -- to talk to their patients about gun safety in the home."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 6, 2011
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning
stated on May 23, 2011 a guest column published in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
"Early voting remains at 96 hours."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 1, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"The only people in this town that have voted to cut Medicare spending are the people who voted in favor of Obamacare. That’s a fact."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Laura Figueroa • May 10, 2011
Joe Gibbons
Joe Gibbons
stated on May 4, 2011 comments on the House floor
"Polls show that Floridians don't want to repeal the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 5, 2011
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on March 14, 2011 comments before a Senate committee.
Says taxpayer resources are being used "to facilitate private political agendas" through automatic payroll deduction of union dues.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 22, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"I have asked the Division of Emergency Management to report directly to me."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview with CNN.
Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 1, 2011
Dick Greco
Dick Greco
stated on May 1, 2002 city report reprinted as 2011 mayoral campaign material
"Financed the largest parking expansion program without a rate increase."
Mostly False
By Richard Danielson • February 12, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 7, 2011 presentations rolling out his budget.
Says his tax and fee cuts will save households "$540 over two years."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 10, 2011
Dean Cannon
Dean Cannon
stated on November 16, 2010 a speech
The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 18, 2010
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 14, 2010 an interview with his brother, former President George W. Bush, on CNN.
"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 15, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a debate
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Charlie Crist "attacks me for positions he held, like, six months ago, (when) he was running in the Republican primary."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 24, 2010
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