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Latest Fact-Checks On Charlie Crist

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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 12, 2014 newspaper articles
On oil drilling off Florida’s coast
No Flip
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 10, 2014
On adoption by gay couples
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 7, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown."
"Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 7, 2014 an interview on HBO's "Real Time"
On the Cuba embargo
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • February 11, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2014 a press conference
"I always supported civil unions."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 5, 2014 various statements
On abortion
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on December 13, 2013 an op-ed
Says Marco Rubio endorsed Obamacare for his own family.
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • December 18, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 18, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
"We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production."
Mostly True
By Rochelle Koff • December 3, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a speech announcing his candidacy for governor
Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 7, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a rally announcing his candidacy for governor
Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week."
True
By Katie Sanders • November 4, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 22, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
"Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2013 a speech to Louisiana Democrats
In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 8, 2013 a Facebook post
On support for gay marriage
Full Flop
By Molly Moorhead • May 9, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2012 a TV interview
Says Jeb Bush "extended early voting" after seeing "long lines."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • November 8, 2012
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 6, 2012 a Democratic National Convention speech
"Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • September 7, 2012
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 26, 2012 a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
Republicans included "the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 27, 2012
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a debate
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
"I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Says Marco Rubio said that "people who essentially don't agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
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