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Committee to Protect Florida
Committee to Protect Florida
stated on August 2, 2010 in a mailer
Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
False
By Jodie Tillman • August 13, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on July 31, 2010 a campaign mail piece.
"Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 3, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on July 30, 2010 a position paper on his campaign website
"Only a few months ago the FBI arrested three Broward County Commissioners for accepting millions of dollars in trade for illegal favors."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad
"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 30, 2010
Leslie Curran
Leslie Curran
stated on May 13, 2010 a city council meeting
Tarpon Springs takes its homeless to St. Petersburg.
False
By Michael Van Sickler • July 9, 2010
Ron Klein
Ron Klein
stated on June 28, 2010 a fundraising e-mail
"West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2010
Ritch Workman
Ritch Workman
stated on June 6, 2010 a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published
"In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants."
False
June 30, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 16, 2010 a press release
Bill McCollum "served as a lobbyist whose clients enabled mortgages for illegal immigrants."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 11, 2010 a campaign press release
"Gov. Crist's veto also clears the way for taxpayer funding of abortion in Florida."
False
June 14, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on May 18, 2010 a press release.
"The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 21, 2010
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 4, 2010 a campaign statement
Scott Maddox has run "losing campaigns for 3 of Florida's 4 available cabinet positions."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2010
Anitere Flores
Anitere Flores
stated on April 30, 2010 a House floor speech
For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding."
False
By Lee Logan • May 5, 2010
Allen West
Allen West
stated on March 21, 2010 press release
"Klein did not hold a single town hall meeting (on health care) where the general public was invited to ask questions or present their views."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 26, 2010 an email
The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." 
False
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2010
Tom Grady
Tom Grady
stated on April 20, 2010 an e-mail to Crist.
Says Crist campaign website "has eliminated all references to our Republican Party."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 21, 2010
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on April 5, 2010 e-mail to supporters and media
''I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race – Republican or Democrat.''
False
By Carol Rosenberg • April 21, 2010
Paula Dockery
Paula Dockery
stated on April 5, 2010 a Newsmax.TV interview
"We have constitutional amendment that says that there's a ban on drilling right off Florida's coast."
False
By Carol Rosenberg • April 20, 2010
Florida Education Association
Florida Education Association
stated on April 2, 2010 a statement on the group's Web site
The Florida House is "holding the FINAL public hearing" of a controversial education bill in the middle of spring break..."when they hope (teachers) are not watching or listening."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 2, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
Charlie Crist "worked with Acorn" to give felons voting rights.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 30, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
"The average cost for health insurance in Florida went from about $600 a month for an individual to about $150 a month."
False
By Catharine Richert • March 29, 2010
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