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Latest Fact-Checks On Marco Rubio

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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an appearance on 'Fox & Friends':
"Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an interview on Fox News:
The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."  
False
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 19, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."  
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 10, 2015 a USA Today op-ed:
"There is not a single documented case of abuse" of the bulk metadata collection program.  
Half-True
By Kirby Wilson • June 4, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech in Orlando, Fla.:
"For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses dying than we do starting."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 17, 2015 an interview on Fox News:
On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 1, 2015 the National Review Forum:
"We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa:
The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit:
The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 13, 2015 an interview on National Public Radio:
"The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things."
True
By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board:
"I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 29, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 19, 2015 an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:
"I can tell you with certainty (cap and trade) would have a devastating impact on our economy."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 23, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 24, 2015 a Senate floor speech:
"Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 30, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 27, 2015 a speech at CPAC:
"There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 13, 2015 a radio interview:
ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 19, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 his book, "American Dreams":
"If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • January 14, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 his book ‘American Dreams’:
A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."
True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 12, 2015 a book:
Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 17, 2014:
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • December 19, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 17, 2014 a press conference:
In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 18, 2014
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