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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 29, 2020 a speech at CPAC:
Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 29, 2020 a TV ad in Iowa:
"Vice President Biden threatened a foreign country and forced them to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a company," that paid his son Hunter.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2020
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on December 4, 2019 a House judiciary committee hearing:
"We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.
False
By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 20, 2019 a tweet:
The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household."  
False
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 13, 2019 a speech:
Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2019
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
The Partnership for Safe Medicines
stated on April 18, 2019 a TV ad:
Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 a tweet:
"Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane, more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 13, 2019 a Facebook post:
Florida drivers who have their cell phones "in hand" can be ticketed $250 and sent to "driving school." 
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 an Orlando Sentinel op-ed:
The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019
Robert McKinzie
Robert McKinzie
stated on February 19, 2019 a Fort Lauderdale City Commission meeting:
The word picnic is a "racially insensitive word."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 a CNN interview:
"One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 19, 2019
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 19, 2019 a tweet:
"I’ve always supported protections for our DREAMers."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2019
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet:
"Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens."
False
By Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias • November 13, 2018
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2018 a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters:
After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 10, 2018 an ad:
Says Andrew Gillum is running "from the FBI."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 30, 2018 Laura Ingraham's radio show:
Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2018
Frank White
Frank White
stated on August 6, 2018 a campaign ad:
"Ashley Moody was a lifelong Democrat." ​
False
By Lucia Geng • August 21, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 13, 2018 an ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times.
False
By Allison Graves • July 5, 2018
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