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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 8, 2014 a news release
The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 11, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on December 1, 2014 a Wall Street Journal CEO Council event
"The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military" is 35 to 40 percent.
False
By Amy Sherman • December 9, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on December 1, 2014 a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event
"Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
True
By Amy Sherman • December 3, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 20, 2014 a speech
Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 25, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 20, 2014 a speech
The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2014
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on September 15, 2014 forum with Florida State students
Says he has "never received any contributions from the Koch brothers."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • November 19, 2014
Jack Seiler
Jack Seiler
stated on November 5, 2014 a news release
"No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2014
United for Care
United for Care
stated on November 6, 2014 a tweet
Amendment 2 on medical marijuana won a higher percentage of the vote than the last six Florida governors, including Jeb Bush’s 2002 landslide.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • November 13, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter
"1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter
"Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
True
By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2014 in a campaign ad
Says Rick Scott "spent $800,000 of your tax dollars upgrading the Governor's Mansion."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 28, 2014 a radio ad
The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 a CNN debate
"We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 27, 2014 a TV ad
"Rick Scott vetoed funding for 30 Florida rape crisis centers. Scott said the centers weren’t needed."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 28, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 the CNN debate
Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville
Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on September 29, 2014 a debate about Greenlight Pinellas
Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 23, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville
Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law passed but didn't.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 22, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 a CNN debate
Rick Scott says he supported in-state tuition for Dreamers while Charlie Crist was against it.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.
False
By Katie Sanders, Steve Contorno • October 22, 2014
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