Fact Check Posts – Page 5

National Rifle Association
stated on October 4, 2016 a campaign mailer

Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016

AFSCME People
stated on September 23, 2016 a TV ad

Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."

By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on September 20, 2016 a campaign ad

Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."

By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on September 13, 2016 a TV ad

Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement."

By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 31, 2016 a statement

"Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."

By Joshua Gillin • September 2, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad

Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."

By Allison Graves • August 17, 2016

Florida First Project
stated on July 14, 2016 a campaign ad

Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties."

By Joshua Gillin • August 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it."

By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2016

Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2016

Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.

By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman • July 27, 2016

Tim Canova
stated on July 9, 2016 a post on Medium

Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."

By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2016

Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board

Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."

By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 18, 2016 a Medium post

"40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."

By Taylor Leighton • July 7, 2016

Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 a posting on Twitter

"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with Hugh Hewitt

"In America, radical speech is not a crime."

By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview with CNN

"Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever."

By Allison Graves • June 13, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera
stated on April 30, 2016 in an interview with Fox 13

"I've cut the budget of the (lieutenant governor’s) office by more than half."

By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on May 16, 2016 a tweet

Says he never told anyone he hated the U.S. Senate.

By Joshua Gillin • June 3, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera
stated on April 30, 2016 an interview on Fox 13

"I'm also the only lieutenant governor to not take a security detail."

By Amy Sherman • May 26, 2016

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