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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Dana Young
Dana Young
stated on October 20, 2016 a mailer
Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • October 5, 2016
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on September 22, 2016 a mailer
"Amendment 2 will bring kid-friendly pot candy to Florida."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 30, 2016
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on September 19, 2016 a debate
Says Charlie Crist "stood there, over 3 African-American prisoners in chains, on their knees, on the side of the road. Saying that it was a great sight. Saying we needed to bring it to Florida. And you did this — whether you know or not — on the eve of Juneteenth, the day the African-American community celebrates the end of slavery."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 14, 2016 a TV ad
Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a TV ad
Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2016
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention
"We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2016
Dana Young
Dana Young
stated on June 21, 2016 a tweet
"DUI arrests dropped significantly in Tampa once Uber began operating here."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2016
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 23, 2016 an email statement
The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2016 a statement
"As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2016
Tim Canova
Tim Canova
stated on June 1, 2016 a post on Medium
Says he "helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2016
Stacy White
Stacy White
stated on June 2, 2016 a Hillsborough County Commission meeting
Says it's not true that Florida black bears are an "apex predator."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2016 a speech to the NRA
Florida has "issued more than 3 million conceal carry permits in the past 30 years. Only 168 have been revoked."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2016
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on May 16, 2016 a video
"Amendment 2 will put almost 2,000 pot shops in Florida ... more pot shops than Walmart and Walgreens combined."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 19, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad
Says Donald Trump "brings in hundreds of foreign workers to replace Americans."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • May 6, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate
"There's only three countries in the entire world where there's no paid vacation by law, we happen to be one of them."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 3, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 5, 2016 a Tampa Bay Times interview
In every ethics case that has resulted in a formal sanction, "there's been an investigative subcommittee that's been established first."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 13, 2016
Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler
Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler
stated on April 5, 2016 a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks
Says Rick Scott "stripped women of access to public health care."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 6, 2016
Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler
Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler
stated on April 5, 2016 a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks
Says Rick Scott "cut Medicaid" so people can't "get Obamacare."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 6, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 19, 2016 a TV ad
Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better.  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2016
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