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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
By Robert Farley • 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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