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Latest Fact-Checks By Aaron Sharockman

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Evan Longoria
Evan Longoria
stated on May 19, 2011 comments to reporters.
Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 24, 2011
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning
stated on May 23, 2011 a guest column published in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
"Early voting remains at 96 hours."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2011
Jack Latvala
Jack Latvala
stated on May 7, 2011 comments made on the Senate floor.
From 2008 to 2011, "the pages in the conforming bills have gone from 400 pages to 2,200."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 7, 2011
Mike Bennett
Mike Bennett
stated on May 5, 2011 comments made on the Senate floor.
Says people in Africa "literally walk two and three hundred miles" in order to vote.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2011
Joe Gibbons
Joe Gibbons
stated on May 4, 2011 comments on the House floor
"Polls show that Floridians don't want to repeal the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 5, 2011
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on May 3, 2011 comments on the Senate floor
Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, "we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans." 
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on April 29, 2011 comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald'
Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 2, 2011 a press conference
"55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 2, 2011
Chris Dorworth
Chris Dorworth
stated on April 21, 2011 comments on the House floor.
Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2011
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on April 27, 2011 comments during House floor debate
"90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 28, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on April 26, 2011 comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives
Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2011
Eric Eisnaugle
Eric Eisnaugle
stated on April 21, 2011 comments made on the House floor
"Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on April 19, 2011 a posting on Twitter
Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules.
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 22, 2011
Ronald Renuart
Ronald Renuart
stated on April 20, 2011 comments during a committee hearing
"Almost 37 percent of the total income from Planned Parenthood is from abortions."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 21, 2011
Peter Nehr
Peter Nehr
stated on April 20, 2011 comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2011
Geraldine Thompson
Geraldine Thompson
stated on April 15, 2011 comments made on the House floor.
"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 14, 2011 testimony before Congress.
"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 18, 2011
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on April 15, 2011 comments on 'Fox and Friends'
Says Gov. Rick Scott's approval ratings are up.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 15, 2011
Florida Education Association
Florida Education Association
stated on April 6, 2011 a campaign-style ad.
"Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 29, 2011 a campaign-style ad.
Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
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