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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 a debate:
"While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average."
False
By Steve Contorno • October 21, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a Telemundo debate:
Says a bill he vetoed to give driver licenses to certain immigrants known as Dreamers would have changed "nothing."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Davie:
Says Charlie Crist "voted against minimum wage when he was in the Senate."
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Davie:
Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
True
By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 a debate at Broward College:
"3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 a debate at Broward College:
If Florida expanded Medicaid, "some studies indicate it would create about 120,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on September 30, 2014 an email newsletter:
The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 14, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 14, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Charlie Crist "is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
"The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2014
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