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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a FOX News Sunday debate.
Rubio's tax swap proposal "would have been a massive tax increase."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 28, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 24, 2010 a TV advertisement
Marco Rubio's "income skyrocketed while his power increased."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 26, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 24, 2010 a TV advertisement.
The Associated Press called Charlie Crist's attacks "over the top," "out of context," and "not true."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 25, 2010
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on February 27, 2010 an interview with the Tampa Tribune
Says she was the "the only Democrat who voted against the Wall Street bailout."
True
By Carol Rosenberg • March 25, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 15, 2010 a campaign press release
Marco Rubio is a "Miami lobbyist."
Mostly False
By Carol Rosenberg • March 22, 2010
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 9, 2010 his autobiography
"Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 19, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 15, 2010 an interview
St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 19, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 4, 2010 a press release
"Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 12, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 4, 2010 an interview with Fox News.
Charges on the Republican Party of Florida credit card were made with "my money."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 11, 2010
Mindy Montford
Mindy Montford
stated on February 22, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says she’s "tried over 100 jury cases in Travis County courts."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 3, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 4, 2009 his campaign Web site
"Fifty-seven" of  Rubio's 100 ideas "ultimately became law."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • February 26, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 24, 2010 an advertisement by the Florida Democratic Party
Bill McCollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of Congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 24, 2010 an advertisement by the Florida Democratic Party
Bill McCollum voted four times to raise his own pay, by a total of $51,000, and earns a congressional pension worth more than $75,000 a year.
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on February 23, 2010 a television advertisement
"As bank president, Alex Sink eliminated thousands of Florida jobs while taking over $8 million in salary and bonuses."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on February 6, 2010 an interview with FoxNews.com
"Barack Obama had 150 days in the U.S. Senate where he was able to vote quite often 'present.' "
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2010
Kelly O'Donnell
Kelly O'Donnell
stated on January 19, 2010 a segment on NBC's Today show
In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 2, 2009 a Webcast
"Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts.
False
By Catharine Richert • November 10, 2009
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 23, 2009 a posting on many blogs.
Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2009
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on September 16, 2009 an interview on Fox News
Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN.
Half-True
September 17, 2009
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on August 30, 2009 an op-ed in The Washington Post
"Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 31, 2009
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