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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.’ "
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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."
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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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2014 a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President
A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.
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By Joshua Gillin • December 16, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 8, 2014 a news release
The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 11, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 20, 2014 a speech
Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • November 25, 2014
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