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Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on September 6, 2012 an op-ed in 'The Hill'
"President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 13, 2012 an Enterprise Florida meeting
The significant drop in Florida’s unemployment rate is a good economic sign.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders, Toluse Olorunnipa • September 17, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 20, 2012 a television ad
After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2012
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2012
Kal Penn
Kal Penn
stated on September 4, 2012 his Democratic National Convention speech
Says Obama doubled funding for the Pell Grant.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • September 7, 2012
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 6, 2012 a Democratic National Convention speech
"Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • September 7, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on August 29, 2012 an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 4, 2012 comments to Fox News
Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • September 5, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on August 28, 2012 a Tampa Bay Times guest column
In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’"
True
By Amy Sherman • September 4, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the RNC
The unemployment rate is declining faster in Tampa "than almost anywhere else."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • August 31, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 26, 2012 an interview on 'Face the Nation'
"There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 31, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech at the Republican National Convention
President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on August 20, 2012 remarks at a campaign event
Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 30, 2012
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on August 27, 2012 a CNN interview
Says women care most about jobs and the economy
True
By Katie Sanders • August 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 a radio ad
Says Paul Ryan "tried to change the whole game" for Social Security
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2012
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 26, 2012 an interview on 'Meet the Press.'
"If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years."
True
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 18, 2012 a campaign stop at The Villages
The Romney-Ryan plan for Medicare "does not affect" benefits for anyone 55 or older.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 24, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 18, 2012 a speech in The Villages, Fla.
Says Obama puts "15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare, who are required to cut Medicare ... that will lead to denied care for current seniors."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • August 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 a radio ad
"In Florida, they're already talking about how the Ryan-Romney plan will end Medicare and replace it with a voucher."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • August 22, 2012
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