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Latest Fact-Checks By Joshua Gillin

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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 21, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly’s former firm lobbied "for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 31, 2013 a YouTube video:
Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 22, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 15, 2014 in a Web campaign ad:
Alex Sink "used a taxpayer-funded plane so she could get to a vacation in the Bahamas."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 17, 2014
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on January 6, 2014 comments at a public form:
"I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 10, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on January 8, 2014 a campaign mailer:
"When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 10, 2014
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on December 31, 2013 an article posted on the group’s website:
"State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 9, 2014
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on January 2, 2014 a Bay News 9 interview:
Under a proposed bill, a $100,000 home’s flood insurance premium would be "maybe $200 or $300 annually."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 7, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 19, 2013 comments during a press conference:
Says David Jolly lobbied "for government-run health care just last year."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 6, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 13, 2013 a mailing to 13th Congressional District voters:
"Since 2007 David Jolly has given almost $30,000 to keep Democrats in Congress!"
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on December 13, 2013 David Jolly in a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters:
"Kathleen Peters refuses to ‘take a stand’ to repeal Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
Ken Hagan
Ken Hagan
stated on December 16, 2013 an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times':
Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 20, 2013
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court:
Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court:
"Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense."
True
By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on August 20, 2012 remarks at a campaign event:
Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 a radio ad:
Says Paul Ryan "tried to change the whole game" for Social Security
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 14, 2012 an Americans for Prosperity attack ad:
Says President Obama said of the national debt, "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2012
Rob Turner
Rob Turner
stated on July 18, 2012 an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times:
The property appraiser's budget "is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago."
True
By Joshua Gillin • August 10, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 5, 2012 a TV ad:
Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2012
WrongWayRubio.com
WrongWayRubio.com
stated on May 8, 2012 a Twitter messaging campaign:
Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
True
By Joshua Gillin • May 8, 2012
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