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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Florida for All
Florida for All
stated on January 20, 2014:
"Rick Scott’s Administration spent over $100,000 of taxpayer money during their first voter purge attempt in 2012."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2014
Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami-Dade Chapter
Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami-Dade Chapter
stated on January 16, 2014:
In 2011, Carlos López-Cantera "staunchly supported" a Florida bill modeled after Arizona’s immigration law
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 21, 2014
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
stated on January 11, 2014 a Facebook post:
"Trey Radel does not even qualify to drive a Lee County school bus at this point, yet he occupies a seat in Congress."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on January 2, 2014 comments on her show:
The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • January 9, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 6, 2014 a video:
"In my home state, nearly one in five Floridians live in poverty."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on December 17, 2013 a Facebook post:
"Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2013
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on December 11, 2013 an online video:
Gov. Rick Scott "backed the federal shutdown."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 18, 2013
Dan Gelber
Dan Gelber
stated on November 26, 2013 Charlie Crist's campaign website:
Gov. Charlie Crist "sought for and got approved the automatic restoration of felon rights for nonviolent offenders for the first time in Florida history."
False
By Amy Sherman • December 12, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 27, 2013 a tweet:
"Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on December 2, 2013 a blog on his website:
"Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 3, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 20, 2013 a speech at the American Enterprise Institute:
"I did not support the sequester."
True
By Amy Sherman • November 26, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 20, 2013 a speech at American Enterprise Institute:
"The reason we have a national debt is not because of defense spending. What is driving our long-term debt are Medicare and Social Security programs."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 15, 2013 a news release about Florida's tourism statistics:
Florida "remains the top travel destination across the world."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2013
Larry Ashley
Larry Ashley
stated on November 7, 2013 a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing:
"Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2013
Ken Detzner
Ken Detzner
stated on November 4, 2013 a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing:
One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 11, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a speech announcing his candidacy for governor:
Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 7, 2013
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl
stated on November 3, 2013 a conversation on ABC's "This Week":
"Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
True
By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 26, 2013 a speech to the Florida Democratic Party:
"This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2013
League of Women Voters of Florida
League of Women Voters of Florida
stated on October 10, 2013 a statement:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2013
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