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Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders
stated on July 22, 2013 a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary:
"Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on July 25, 2013 a newspaper ad:
Rick Scott  "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 26, 2013
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 23, 2013 a press release:
Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2013
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
stated on July 18, 2013 an interview on CNN:
"Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence.
False
By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2013
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 21, 2013 Instagram posts:
Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of  "stand your ground."
False
By Katie Sanders • July 23, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 16, 2013 a tweet:
"The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on July 17, 2013 a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett:
New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students."
Mostly True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • July 22, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on July 9, 2013 a campaign brochure:
"Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2013
X posts
X posts
stated on July 14, 2013 tweets:
"In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and today’s verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 17, 2013
Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on June 27, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2013
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
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