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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 1, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Rick Scott signed "laws requiring mandatory ultrasounds and restricting access to abortion even in cases of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV ad:
Under Rick Scott, there has been a "historic $20 billion in funds for education."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2014
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