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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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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
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on August 11, 2012 remarks:
"A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."
Mostly True
By Brittany Alana Davis • August 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 15, 2012 an interview:
"Under the president's plan, he cuts Medicare by $716 billion, takes that money out of the Medicare trust fund and uses it to pay for Obamacare."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on August 9, 2012 a video on his campaign website:
Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."
False
By Amy Sherman • August 20, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on August 3, 2012 an email to subscribers:
"13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them."
False
By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 14, 2012 an Americans for Prosperity attack ad:
Says President Obama said of the national debt, "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition."
False
By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 13, 2012 a Fox News interview:
Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on Fox News:
"Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2012
Rob Turner
Rob Turner
stated on August 13, 2012 a campaign mailer:
Says Ronda Storms voted to fund the 'Taj Mahal' courthouse.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • August 13, 2012
Gloria Romero Roses
Gloria Romero Roses
stated on July 18, 2012 a mailer:
Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2012
Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics
Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics
stated on August 13, 2012 an attack ad:
Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants.
False
By Katie Sanders • August 13, 2012
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