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Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on Fox News:
"Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2012
Gloria Romero Roses
Gloria Romero Roses
stated on July 18, 2012 a mailer:
Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2012
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
stated on August 6, 2012 a mailer:
Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on August 2, 2012 a TV ad:
Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 an ad:
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
Gerard Robinson
Gerard Robinson
stated on June 15, 2012 a written statement:
FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year."  
False
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on July 24, 2012 a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times:
Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.
True
By Amy Sherman • July 26, 2012
Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon
stated on July 22, 2012 a robocall:
"This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 26, 2012 a fundraising email:
Says he could be "the first president in modern history to be outspent."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 a television ad:
"Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • July 11, 2012
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on June 27, 2012 an email:
Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2012
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on June 27, 2012 an email:
"Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections" in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
False
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on May 9, 2012 a campaign mailer:
The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget  "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 5, 2012
Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown
stated on June 15, 2012 a press release:
In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2012
60 Plus Association
60 Plus Association
stated on June 6, 2012 a television ad:
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2012
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on May 29, 2012 a press conference:
Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on May 14, 2012 a newsletter:
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on February 27, 2012 a television ad:
"Obama’s flush with cash, returning to Wall Street for even more money. … Wall Street sure supports President Obama."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 a speech in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
National debt plus unfunded liabilities adds up to $520,000 per American household.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on May 7, 2012 a Web ad:
"Sources show (Connie) Mack as a resident of California, living with his wife in Palm Springs."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2012
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