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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Americans for Prosperity: Florida
Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on December 3, 2013 a Web video
Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives."
Mostly False
By Rochelle Koff • January 28, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 21, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says David Jolly’s former firm lobbied "for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 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
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
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 31, 2013 a YouTube video
Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 22, 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
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 15, 2014 in a Web campaign ad
Alex Sink "used a taxpayer-funded plane so she could get to a vacation in the Bahamas."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 17, 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
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on January 6, 2014 comments at a public form
"I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 10, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on January 8, 2014 a campaign mailer
"When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 10, 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
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on December 31, 2013 an article posted on the group’s website
"State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record – even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 9, 2014
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on January 2, 2014 a Bay News 9 interview
Under a proposed bill, a $100,000 home’s flood insurance premium would be "maybe $200 or $300 annually."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 7, 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
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 19, 2013 comments during a press conference
Says David Jolly lobbied "for government-run health care just last year."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 6, 2014
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 13, 2013 a mailing to 13th Congressional District voters
"Since 2007 David Jolly has given almost $30,000 to keep Democrats in Congress!"
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on December 13, 2013 David Jolly in a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters
"Kathleen Peters refuses to ‘take a stand’ to repeal Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
Ken Hagan
Ken Hagan
stated on December 16, 2013 an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times'
Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 20, 2013
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