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Carlos Beruff
stated on July 5, 2016 a statement to press

"Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board

Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."

Mostly True

By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 a Medium post

"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."

Mostly True

By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on June 17, 2016 a fundraising email

David Jolly "has used money and power to try to … drill off our beaches."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • June 30, 2016

Dana Young
stated on June 21, 2016 a tweet

"DUI arrests dropped significantly in Tampa once Uber began operating here."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • June 29, 2016

Bill Nelson
stated on June 23, 2016 an email statement

The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico.

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • June 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton’s immigration platform would "create totally open borders."

False

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2016

Loretta Lynch
stated on June 19, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"

"The LGBT community is more often the victims of hate crimes than any other recognized group."

True

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2016 a statement

"As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on June 22, 2016 an announcement

On running for re-election to U.S. Senate

Full Flop

By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2016

Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 a posting on Twitter

"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with Hugh Hewitt

"In America, radical speech is not a crime."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on June 12, 2016 an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting

The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute."

Mostly False

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with CNN

"Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever."

Mostly True

By Allison Graves • June 13, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on June 1, 2016 a post on Medium

Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2016

Stacy White
stated on June 2, 2016 a Hillsborough County Commission meeting

Says it's not true that Florida black bears are an "apex predator."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • June 8, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera
stated on April 30, 2016 in an interview with Fox 13

"I've cut the budget of the (lieutenant governor’s) office by more than half."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on May 16, 2016 a tweet

Says he never told anyone he hated the U.S. Senate.

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • June 3, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2016 a speech to the NRA

Florida has "issued more than 3 million conceal carry permits in the past 30 years. Only 168 have been revoked."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2016

Bloggers
stated on June 1, 2016 Internet posts

Say video "shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course."

True

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • June 1, 2016

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