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Chris Dorworth
Chris Dorworth
stated on April 21, 2011 comments on the House floor.:
Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2011
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on April 27, 2011 comments during House floor debate:
"90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 28, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on April 26, 2011 comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives:
Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2011
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
stated on April 15, 2011 a Senate Rules Committee meeting:
In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open."
False
By Laura Figueroa • April 26, 2011
Eric Eisnaugle
Eric Eisnaugle
stated on April 21, 2011 comments made on the House floor:
"Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2011
Stephen Wise
Stephen Wise
stated on March 31, 2011 in a Senate Education PreK-12 committee hearing:
"Every person on death row was a foster kid."
False
By Laura Figueroa • April 25, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on April 19, 2011 a posting on Twitter:
Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules.
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 22, 2011
Ronald Renuart
Ronald Renuart
stated on April 20, 2011 comments during a committee hearing:
"Almost 37 percent of the total income from Planned Parenthood is from abortions."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 21, 2011
Peter Nehr
Peter Nehr
stated on April 20, 2011 comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times':
An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2011
Geraldine Thompson
Geraldine Thompson
stated on April 15, 2011 comments made on the House floor.:
"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 14, 2011 testimony before Congress.:
"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 18, 2011
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on April 15, 2011 comments on 'Fox and Friends':
Says Gov. Rick Scott's approval ratings are up.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 15, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal':
To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • April 15, 2011
Florida Education Association
Florida Education Association
stated on April 6, 2011 a campaign-style ad.:
"Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 29, 2011 a campaign-style ad.:
Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
Pink Slip Rick
Pink Slip Rick
stated on April 2, 2011 picket signs at a parade.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott lost Florida 331,247 jobs.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 11, 2011 a press release.:
On the way the federal government should spend Florida's rejected high-speed rail money.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011
Scott Randolph
Scott Randolph
stated on April 4, 2011 comments during an appearance on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' on MSNBC:
"We have a guy who is going to be speaker of the House in four years, and his name has been on the ballot one time."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011
Broward County Medical Association
Broward County Medical Association
stated on April 2, 2011 an e-mail regarding Gov. Rick Scott:
In Florida, it’s not illegal for an immediate family member of state officials to prosper from legislation supported by a spouse.
True
By Laura Figueroa • April 8, 2011
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
stated on April 3, 2011 a op-ed in the 'St. Petersburg Times':
"Since 1990, in inflation-adjusted dollars, per-student funding of the (Florida) state university system from general revenue has dropped by about $4,000."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 5, 2011
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