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John Cortes
John Cortes
stated on January 13, 2016 a House Health Innovation Subcommittee meeting:
"Anyone can die of a toothache."
True
By Joshua Gillin • January 26, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 17, 2016 an interview on CNN Reliable Sources:
Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."    
False
By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 18, 2016 an exchange with voters at an Iowa campaign event:
Says his much-discussed boots are "made in Wisconsin."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • January 19, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address:
"For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address:
"We have completely turned our economy around."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 26, 2015 a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • December 30, 2015
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on December 8, 2015 a tweet:
"91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 29, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 13, 2015 an interview on Meet the Press:
The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 22, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 15, 2015 the CNN debate in Las Vegas:
Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on December 9, 2015 an interview on CNN:
Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."  
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on December 6, 2015 an interview on 'This Week' :
"Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 10, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 1, 2015 a tweet:
"Last year, I stopped an Obamacare bailout and saved taxpayers $2.5 billion."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 7, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 1, 2015 a press conference:
"You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2015
Annette Taddeo
Annette Taddeo
stated on November 24, 2015 a fundraising email:
Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • November 30, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 18, 2015 a speech at the Citadel:
For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 25, 2015
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on November 19, 2015 House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses:
Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • November 24, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 17, 2015 an interview on Fox:
The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2015
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on November 1, 2015 a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website:
"Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • November 18, 2015
Baby Got PAC
Baby Got PAC
stated on November 10, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says Hillary Clinton and the Democrats "admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • November 16, 2015
Courageous Conservatives PAC
Courageous Conservatives PAC
stated on November 6, 2015 a radio ad:
"When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 13, 2015
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