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Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch
stated on July 10, 2013 a press release
"A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 12, 2013
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County
stated on July 9, 2013 a county budget document
Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 7, 2013 a long-running chain email
Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 9, 2013
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
stated on June 30, 2013 a TV interview
"We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2013
United Florida Horsemen
United Florida Horsemen
stated on June 21, 2013 an ad campaign
Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • July 5, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on July 20, 2013 an interview
Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 20, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 25, 2013 a blog post on Breitbart
The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 26, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 24, 2013 a TV interview
Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • June 25, 2013
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 16, 2013 a Web video
A study ranked Florida "No. 1 in government corruption" under Gov. Rick Scott.
False
By Katie Sanders • June 20, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 7, 2013 a letter to Gov. Rick Scott
If Gov. Rick Scott activates "the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the state’s costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • June 18, 2013
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on June 11, 2013 an op-ed
"More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 30, 2013 an op-ed
Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • June 11, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 21, 2013 a Wall Street Journal interview
"We cut taxes 24 times."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 3, 2013
Carlos Curbelo
Carlos Curbelo
stated on May 24, 2013 a Fox News interview
In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on May 28, 2013 a Web ad
"Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 30, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 a press release
"This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 2013-14 veto message
"We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 20, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on May 9, 2013 an op-ed
"Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 16, 2013
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on May 6, 2013 a TV interview
"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • May 13, 2013
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