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NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 6, 2016 a TV ad:

"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 31, 2016 a statement:

"Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • September 2, 2016

Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 19, 2016 a Facebook post:

Says Hillary Clinton "voted to raise taxes on workers earning as little as $41,500."

Mostly False

By Allison Graves • August 29, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 19, 2016 a post on his campaign website:

Says Marco Rubio "voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act."

True

By Joshua Gillin • August 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a TV ad:

Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2016

United for Care
stated on August 11, 2016 a newspaper op-ed:

"Medical-grade marijuana alone will not get that patient ‘high,’ no matter what level of THC, CBD or any other compound is found in the plant."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 19, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad:

Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."

Mostly True

By Allison Graves • August 17, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on August 11, 2016 a campaign mailer:

On the Iran nuclear deal

Half Flip

By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2016

Vote No On 2
stated on July 20, 2016 a pamphlet mailed to voters:

"Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on August 6, 2016 a Facebook post:

"The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2016

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

Viral image
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

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