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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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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
Todd Wilcox
Todd Wilcox
stated on July 8, 2015 a campaign announcement:
"More businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 10, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2015 a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns:
Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent.  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 9, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 16, 2015 an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News:
As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 15, 2015 his announcement speech at Miami Dade College:
Says Hillary Clinton "insists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs ‘have to be changed.’ "
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando:
"In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 11, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 10, 2015 a USA Today op-ed:
"There is not a single documented case of abuse" of the bulk metadata collection program.  
Half-True
By Kirby Wilson • June 4, 2015
Steve Crisafulli
Steve Crisafulli
stated on April 17, 2015 a radio interview:
"Medicaid expansion isn’t necessarily a very popular issue on the street."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 20, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 6, 2015 a speech:
"The same federal government that offers some money for a program is walking away from another health care program."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 14, 2015
Janet Adkins
Janet Adkins
stated on March 26, 2015 a discussion about school uniforms:
A school uniform policy helps with "school safety, helps with truancy."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 2, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 30, 2015 an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
"Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • March 31, 2015
SeaWorld
SeaWorld
stated on March 24, 2015 an ad:
"Whales live as long at SeaWorld" as they do in the wild.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the State of the State address:
"We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 3, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 3, 2015 the State of the State address:
Education funding of $7,176 per student is a "historic level."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • March 3, 2015
Marjorie Sanfilippo
Marjorie Sanfilippo
stated on February 16, 2015 a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing:
"200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on February 4, 2015 a speech in Detroit:
Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 11, 2015
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on January 13, 2015 a report on health care costs:
"Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 28, 2015
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says he "secured the highest possible bond rating" for the city of Tampa.
Half-True
By Richard Danielson • January 15, 2015
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