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Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on September 10, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 18, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2013 a speech to Louisiana Democrats:
In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on September 10, 2013 at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon:
"One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there."
False
By Katie Sanders • September 11, 2013
Libertarian Party of Broward County
Libertarian Party of Broward County
stated on August 22, 2013 the Libertarian Party of Broward website:
The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference:
"We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit:
"We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 6, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on August 22, 2013 a YouTube video:
"Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare."  
Mostly False
By Rochelle Koff • August 28, 2013
Rene Garcia
Rene Garcia
stated on August 20, 2013 a Florida Cabinet meeting:
Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 27, 2013
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on August 19, 2013 a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald":
Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 13, 2013 a radio interview:
Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • August 22, 2013
Marijuana Policy Project
Marijuana Policy Project
stated on August 15, 2013 a TV ad:
Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol.
Mostly True
By Rochelle Koff • August 19, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 14, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car."
True
By Julie Kliegman • August 14, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum:
Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate:
"If we use (Tax Increment Financing) funding, that's going to take funds from the general fund for Pinellas County, as it will take funds from the general fund for the city of St. Pete."
False
By Julie Kliegman • August 9, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate:
"If we don't spend money on a pier, then that money does wipe into the general funds of the city or the county, and if you send it to the county, you never see it again."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • August 9, 2013
Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate:
"There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • August 8, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 31, 2013 a Fox News interview:
Under Obamacare, people who "have a doctor they’ve been seeing for the last 15 or 20 years, they won’t be able to keep going to that doctor."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2013
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 25, 2013 the realrickscott.com website:
Rick Scott "increased tuition at our state colleges and universities by double digits."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 28, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire:
"The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 1, 2013
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