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Latest Fact-Checks By Joshua Gillin

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Kelli Stargel
Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 a newspaper editorial
"In states where beer is unregulated, the per capita production is significantly higher."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014
Kelli Stargel
Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 a newspaper editorial
"Higher beer production and higher consumption go hand-in-hand."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014
Friends of Greenlight
Friends of Greenlight
stated on April 16, 2014 an email to voters
Greenlight Pinellas "won’t take existing lanes from other vehicles."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 30, 2014
Progressive Choice Florida
Progressive Choice Florida
stated on March 30, 2014 a campaign mailer
Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan."
True
By Joshua Gillin • April 15, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 3, 2014 in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial
"Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 9, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2014 an email from his campaign
"Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 3, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 25, 2014 his campaign website
"Rick Scott tried to slash school funding by $3.3 billion."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 27, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 21, 2014 public remarks
Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 26, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on March 17, 2014 on their website
The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase."
False
By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2014
John Morgan
John Morgan
stated on February 24, 2014 a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa
Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 13, 2014
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on February 27, 2014 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times"
About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Steve Contorno • March 7, 2014
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on February 25, 2014 a Congressional campaign debate
Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed."
True
By Joshua Gillin • February 28, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 10, 2014 in a campaign mailer
Says Alex Sink supported "higher property taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 24, 2014
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on February 13, 2014 a "Florida Face to Face" interview
The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 17, 2014 a campaign mailer
Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 6, 2014 a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters
Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 17, 2014
Associated Industries of Florida
Associated Industries of Florida
stated on February 6, 2014 a press release
"Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 13, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 25, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says David Jolly "lobbied on a plan" by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 6, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 10, 2014 a campaign website
Says Alex Sink "even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union address
"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2014
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