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Latest Fact-Checks By Allison Graves

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Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on February 2, 2018 a tweet
"Violent crime in Puerto Rico is on the rise as nearly one-third of the island remains without power."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 7, 2018
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on January 29, 2018 an ad
"Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 2, 2018
Kionne McGhee
Kionne McGhee
stated on January 25, 2018 a speech on the House floor
"There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address
"In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • January 31, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 11, 2018 a event at the Heritage Foundation
In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel."
False
By Allison Graves • January 25, 2018
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on January 4, 2018 a tweet
"In Congress, @RonDeSantisFL was the DECIDING vote AGAINST our state's right to protect Florida waters from drilling."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • January 12, 2018
Elizabeth Foley
Elizabeth Foley
stated on January 2, 2018 during a CNN panel discussion
Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • January 5, 2018
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on November 30, 2017 a campaign speech
Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • December 6, 2017
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview
"Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 28, 2017
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 9, 2017 a Tampa news conference
"We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 21, 2017
Chris King
Chris King
stated on October 28, 2017 a response during the Democratic Forum
"Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • November 14, 2017
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on October 31, 2017 a speech
"The No. 1 job vacancy in Florida every month for seven years has been nursing."
True
By Allison Graves • November 8, 2017
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
stated on November 1, 2017 a speech
Says Florida "workers are paid $8.10 an hour, and our current governor (Rick Scott) runs ads bragging about it."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • November 6, 2017
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
stated on October 25, 2017 a news release
"Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 2, 2017
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 17, 2017 a tweet
"Opioid crisis (is) the worst in ObamaCare expansion states!"  
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • October 23, 2017
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2017 an interview with Channel 8
"The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • October 19, 2017
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
stated on October 15, 2017 a CNN "State of the Union" interview
"The president early on called on NATO member countries to step up their contributions ... and as a result of that countries have stepped up contributions toward their own defense."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 15, 2017
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 29, 2017 a post on Gillum's campaign website
"Under his leadership, Tallahassee reduced its carbon intensity by roughly 40 percent."  
False
By Allison Graves • October 12, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on September 26, 2017 a comment during a mayoral forum
While Mayor Rick Kriseman said he would dip into reserves this year because of Hurricane Irma, he "went into the emergency reserves before Irma ever hit."  
True
By Allison Graves • September 29, 2017
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on September 18, 2017 an opinion-editorial
Florida’s coastal and stormwater infrastructure are "two of the most critical areas during a storm, and received D-plus and D ratings, respectively, by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2016."  
True
By Allison Graves • September 25, 2017
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