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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 16, 2014 a tweet:
"Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2014
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote
stated on March 11, 2014 a tweet:
Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 9, 2014 an interview on CNN:
The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 his State of the State speech:
"We have invested record funding in protecting our environment."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 the State of the State speech:
"Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 26, 2014 an online campaign ad:
"We are seeing dramatic rate cuts" to Medicare that will affect seniors’ ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 25, 2014 a press release:
Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2014 public statements:
On expanding Medicaid as part of the health care law
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • February 25, 2014
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on February 13, 2014 a "Florida Face to Face" interview:
The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 12, 2014 newspaper articles:
On oil drilling off Florida’s coast
No Flip
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 10, 2014:
On adoption by gay couples
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad:
"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • February 14, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 7, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown.":
"Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 7, 2014 an interview on HBO's "Real Time":
On the Cuba embargo
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • February 11, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2014 a press conference:
"I always supported civil unions."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 5, 2014 various statements:
On abortion
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union speech:
"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 27, 2014 a press release about his education budget proposal:
"The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 21, 2014 an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection:
"Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2014
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade
stated on January 15, 2014 a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post:
Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2014
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