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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 10, 2016 in a GOP debate in Miami
Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians"  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2016
Keep the Promise 1 PAC
Keep the Promise 1 PAC
stated on March 6, 2016 a TV ad
Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 8, 2016
Charles Van Zant
Charles Van Zant
stated on February 29, 2016 a House Finance and Tax committee meeting
"For every time the state gets paid a dollar in taxes (on gambling), somebody loses $6."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 4, 2016
Conservative Solutions PAC
Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on February 26, 2016 a TV ad
Says Donald Trump has said "he would be neutral between Israel and its enemies."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 14, 2016 a web video
"People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 15, 2016 an interview on Fox News
Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 17, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address
"For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address
"We have completely turned our economy around."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 1, 2015 a press conference
"You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 17, 2015 an interview on Fox
The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2015
Baby Got PAC
Baby Got PAC
stated on November 10, 2015 a campaign ad
Says Hillary Clinton and the Democrats "admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • November 16, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 29, 2015 an interview on CNN
"There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Clayton Youngman • November 4, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall in Concord, New Hampshire
"The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 22, 2015 an op-ed in Breitbart
"Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' "  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • October 23, 2015
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on October 6, 2015 a press conference
"In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • October 9, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 2, 2015 a tweet
"380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 8, 2015 a campaign video
"Florida led the nation in job creation" while Bush was governor.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 10, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 19, 2015 a New Hampshire town hall discussion
Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 24, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 4, 2015 an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention
"A minor cannot get a tattoo without parental consent but can get an abortion without parental consent."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2015
Jeff Atwater
Jeff Atwater
stated on July 13, 2015 an open letter to Floridians
"Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 22, 2015
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