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American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 25, 2012 a television ad:
Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 9, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 28, 2012 a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
stated on September 19, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2012
YG Action Fund
YG Action Fund
stated on September 28, 2012 a television ad:
Says Lois Frankel "took a 40 percent pay raise" as mayor while West Palm Beach "lost jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2012
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on September 17, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says Daniel Webster "used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 28, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on September 4, 2012 an anti-Nelson mailer:
Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, "who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 26, 2012
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on September 24, 2012 a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign:
"President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • September 25, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on September 4, 2012 on NRA ILA's website:
"Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2012 an interview on Univision:
"Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • September 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 21, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 21, 2012
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
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