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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2012 a "Fox and Friends" interview:
Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on February 24, 2012 a web ad:
Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "took seven and a half years to finish college."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2012
Jimmie T. Smith
Jimmie T. Smith
stated on February 24, 2012 a House committee debate:
"It was found unconstitutional to drug test elected officials because it prevents us, as citizens, from having that First Amendment right."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 27, 2012
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on March 21, 2012 a press release:
Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2012
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview on MSNBC:
"We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 23, 2012
Arthenia Joyner
Arthenia Joyner
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview:
"When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when people's lives were put into these situations."
True
By Katie Sanders • March 22, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 8, 2012 a press release:
The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2012
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign press release:
Says David Rivera "allowed House Republican leaders to strip key provisions from the STOCK Act" that would crack down on insider trading by members of Congress.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2012
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign press release:
Says David Rivera "received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Congressman Spencer Bachus, who is currently under House Ethics investigation for insider trading."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 12, 2012 a television ad:
"This (Independent Payment Advisory Board) board can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 24, 2012 at a public event:
PIP fraud is "$1 billion in fraud."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections":
Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on "Political Connections":
Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 6, 2012 a press conference:
"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 7, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on February 27, 2012 a Web ad:
Connie Mack's "only real job in the real world" was as "‘events coordinator’ for Hooters!"
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on March 1, 2012 a press release:
Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."
Half-True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
Heather Fiorentino
Heather Fiorentino
stated on January 6, 2012 a press release:
Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."
True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • March 4, 2012
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on March 1, 2012 interview on "The Colbert Report":
There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2012 an interview with WTSP:
"In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech in Miami:
"We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2012
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