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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 an interview:
Says of the GOP health care proposal, "pre-existing conditions are in the bill."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2017
Bob Cortes
Bob Cortes
stated on April 18, 2017 a discussion on HB 7101:
"All charter schools are not-for-profit."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 27, 2017
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet:
"Trump looking to open up E Coast & new areas for offshore oil drilling when Congress has passed no new safety standards since BP"
True
By Amy Sherman • April 21, 2017
USF Divest
USF Divest
stated on April 11, 2017 a video on Facebook:
Says the University of South Florida invests in oil companies like BP, tobacco companies, weapons manufacturers and private prisons.
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • April 19, 2017
Randolph Bracy
Randolph Bracy
stated on April 4, 2017 in a New York Times op-ed:
"African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2017
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 7, 2017 a Pensacola jobs roundtable:
Says Florida has "the second-lowest taxes, per capita, state taxes of any state in the country."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • April 13, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on April 3, 2017 an op-ed:
Says small businesses "make up 98.9 percent of all businesses in the state and employ nearly half of the state's private sector workforce" and "almost never receive a penny of government money."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 11, 2017
Randolph Bracy
Randolph Bracy
stated on April 4, 2017 a New York Times op-ed:
"There are no federal or state laws that say prosecutors must seek death sentences. And the United States Supreme Court has banned all state laws that make executions mandatory for murders."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 6, 2017
Volusia County Republican Party
Volusia County Republican Party
stated on April 2, 2017 in an email:
"The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ "
False
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 26, 2015 posts on social media:
"Florida Sheriff: Blacks should learn to act like white people in order to stay alive."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2017
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on March 14, 2017 an interview on PBS:
"It’s been proven over and over again Medicaid has the worst outcomes in the industrialized world as far as the quality of health care."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2017
Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith
stated on March 21, 2017 a vote on HB 697:
Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • March 30, 2017
Florida Immigrant Coalition
Florida Immigrant Coalition
stated on March 27, 2017 a Florida House subcommittee hearing:
"As an undocumented immigrant, you do have constitutional rights here in the United States."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on March 17, 2017 a Tiger Bay speech:
Says Florida officials amended a contract from Lockheed Martin from 305 promised jobs to six.  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • March 27, 2017
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
stated on March 16, 2017 a press release:
"South Florida ranks No. 1 in the gap between wages and housing."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2017
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
stated on March 2, 2017 a post on Facebook:
Says Airbnb "decreases real estate values and increases costs for workforce housing."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2017
Hannah Willard
Hannah Willard
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference in the Florida Capitol:
"Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House floor speech:
"What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Mostly False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview on Meet the Press:
Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2017
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House subcommittee hearing:
"Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2017
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