Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 a TV ad.

Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close."

By Katie Sanders • May 17, 2012

Connie Mack
stated on May 14, 2012 a Web ad

Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012

WrongWayRubio.com
stated on May 8, 2012 a Twitter messaging campaign

Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."

By Joshua Gillin • May 8, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on April 13, 2012 comments to Reuters

"We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2012 a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla.

"98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 10, 2012

Arthenia Joyner
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview

"When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when people's lives were put into these situations."

By Katie Sanders • March 22, 2012

Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections"

Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012

Heather Fiorentino
stated on January 6, 2012 a press release

Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."

By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012

Denise Grimsley
stated on January 31, 2012 a statement

"Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition.

By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2012

Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference

Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."

By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012

Rick Scott
stated on February 11, 2012 a speech at the CPAC conference

Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 16, 2012

Presente.org
stated on January 27, 2012 a television ad

"91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2012

Newt Gingrich
stated on January 29, 2012 an interview

In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."

By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2012

Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 a debate

There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.

By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on January 24, 2012 a Republican debate in Tampa

Says Newt Gingrich’s contract was with "the lobbyists at Freddie Mac."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 24, 2012

Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on December 8, 2011 a news article

Nevada has been recently ranked No. 1 in "unemployment, foreclosures, violent crime, personal bankruptcy and divorce."

By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2011

Alan Grayson
stated on October 7, 2011 appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011

Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home.

By Katie Sanders • October 24, 2011

Alan Grayson
stated on October 10, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"

"According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth."

By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2011

Rick Scott
stated on September 24, 2011 a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5

"At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined."

By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2011

Steve Southerland
stated on August 24, 2011 comments to Tallahassee residents

"The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government."

By Katie Sanders • August 30, 2011

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