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Florida First Project
stated on July 14, 2016 a campaign ad

Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • August 11, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 8, 2016 a town hall in Broward County

Says Gov. Rick Scott "cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2016

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stated on August 5, 2016 a viral image

In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout.

Pants on Fire!

By Allison Graves • August 9, 2016

Josh Earnest
stated on August 3, 2016 a White House press briefing

"The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country."

True

By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 1, 2016 a campaign ad

Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2016

Gwen Graham
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention

"We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2016

Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Mostly True

By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman • July 27, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on July 9, 2016 a post on Medium

Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2016

Rick Scott
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

"Our economy is not growing."

False

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview on 60 Minutes

"Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS."

False

By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2016

Sharon Day
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office.

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • July 20, 2016

Rudy Giuliani
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention”

"Hillary Clinton is for open borders."

False

By Amy Sherman • July 19, 2016

Jim Waldman
stated on July 8, 2016 a campaign email

Says Gary Farmer’s claim that he "received an 'A' from the NRA" is "an absolute lie."

True

By Allison Graves • July 15, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on July 6, 2016 a campaign ad

"The folks in Washington" are "already forcing you to buy government health care."

Mostly False

By Allison Graves • July 12, 2016

Ritch Workman
stated on June 20, 2016 an online ad

Says he "voted to remove Common Core from our schools."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • July 11, 2016

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