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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Crossroads GPS
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."
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By Katie Sanders • May 17, 2012
Connie Mack
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.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
WrongWayRubio.com
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."
True
By Joshua Gillin • May 8, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 13, 2012 comments to Reuters:
"We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2012
Barack Obama
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."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 10, 2012
Arthenia Joyner
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."
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By Katie Sanders • March 22, 2012
Lenny Curry
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.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
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."
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By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
Denise Grimsley
Denise Grimsley
stated on January 31, 2012 a statement:
"Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition.
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By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2012
Maria Sachs
Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference:
Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
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By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012
Rick Scott
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."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 16, 2012
Presente.org
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.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 29, 2012 an interview:
In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 a debate:
There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
True
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 24, 2012 a Republican debate in Tampa:
Says Newt Gingrich’s contract was with "the lobbyists at Freddie Mac."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 24, 2012
Florida Chamber of Commerce
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." 
True
By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2011
Alan Grayson
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.
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By Katie Sanders • October 24, 2011
Alan Grayson
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."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2011
Rick Scott
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."
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By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2011
Steve Southerland
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."
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By Katie Sanders • August 30, 2011
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