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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes."
Mostly False
By Richard Danielson • January 16, 2015
Floridians for Solar Choice
Floridians for Solar Choice
stated on January 14, 2015 a statement on a website:
"Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2015
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad:
Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation."
Mostly False
By Richard Danielson • January 15, 2015
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says he "secured the highest possible bond rating" for the city of Tampa.
Half-True
By Richard Danielson • January 15, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 his book ‘American Dreams’:
A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."
True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2015
Dennis Moss
Dennis Moss
stated on December 19, 2014 in an interview with the "Miami Herald":
"When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 6, 2015 his second inaugural address:
"Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 8, 2015
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on December 19, 2014 a list of talking points:
Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2015
Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on December 18, 2014 a press conference:
Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • December 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2014 a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President:
A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • December 16, 2014
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
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