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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 9, 2012 a speech at the CPAC conference:
Says a U.S. Supreme Court justice suggested that some U.S. cases will be decided based on South African law.
False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 6, 2012 a speech in Tallahassee:
"Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 31, 2012 a TV interview:
"No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 31, 2012 a press release:
Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 29, 2012 an interview:
In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 26, 2012 a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.:
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2012
No Casinos
No Casinos
stated on January 19, 2012 a television ad:
Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 26, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 a debate:
There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
True
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2012
Karen Harrington
Karen Harrington
stated on January 9, 2012 a website:
"In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." 
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 6, 2012 a campaign mailer:
"Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address:
"In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2012
Ellyn Bogdanoff
Ellyn Bogdanoff
stated on October 26, 2011 a newspaper article:
"Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 27, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on December 8, 2011 a news article:
Nevada has been recently ranked No. 1 in "unemployment, foreclosures, violent crime, personal bankruptcy and divorce." 
True
By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2011
Karen Harrington
Karen Harrington
stated on November 12, 2011 an interview:
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."  
False
By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2011
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 28, 2011 a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack:
Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 30, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on October 27, 2011 a press release:
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 23, 2011
John Stemberger
John Stemberger
stated on October 20, 2011 a website:
The largest number of gamblers are "from the poorest segments of the population."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 18, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 14, 2011 a press release:
The United States' regulations "are among the most difficult in the world." 
False
By Amy Sherman • November 16, 2011
Frank Ortis
Frank Ortis
stated on November 5, 2011 a meeting:
The city of Pembroke Pines doesn't have a vote in a plan to build a detention center in Southwest Ranches.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 10, 2011
Allen West
Allen West
stated on October 21, 2011 a TV interview:
The EPA "wants to hire 230,000 new government regulators that will cost the taxpayer $21 billion."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 7, 2011
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