Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 23, 2018 a press conference
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2018
Matt Caldwell
Matt Caldwell
stated on February 21, 2018 an interview on CNN
"A law enforcement officer is more likely to commit a crime than a CWP (concealed weapons permit) holder."
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 18, 2018 a statement on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks."
False
By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2018
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2018 In a tweet
The "FBI was actively investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server" on Sept. 2, 2016.
False
By Manuela Tobias • February 12, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 11, 2018 a event at the Heritage Foundation
In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel."
False
By Allison Graves • January 25, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 29, 2017 a post on Gillum's campaign website
"Under his leadership, Tallahassee reduced its carbon intensity by roughly 40 percent."  
False
By Allison Graves • October 12, 2017
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
stated on June 14, 2017 a "Tampa Bay Times" article
Says Rick Kriseman is $35 million over budget on St. Petersburg’s new police station.  
False
By Allison Graves • August 25, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on July 3, 2017 a tweet
Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 11, 2017
Ainsley Earhardt
Ainsley Earhardt
stated on June 20, 2017 the "Fox and Friends" show
"5.7 million -- that’s how many illegal immigrants might have voted" in 2008.
False
By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2017
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on June 13, 2017 an email
"A study by the National Economics Research Association showed that the (Paris climate) deal could cost 2.7 million lost jobs in the U.S. by 2025 should our country adhere to the commitments made by the Obama Administration."
False
By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2017
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 6, 2017 a Facebook post
Says an Internet meme shows people rejoicing over the Paris agreement.  
False
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on May 12, 2017 a tweet
It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret."
False
By Amy Sherman, Kristen M. Clark • May 17, 2017
Volusia County Republican Party
Volusia County Republican Party
stated on April 2, 2017 in an email
"The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ "
False
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2017
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on March 14, 2017 an interview on PBS
"It’s been proven over and over again Medicaid has the worst outcomes in the industrialized world as far as the quality of health care."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2017
Hannah Willard
Hannah Willard
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference in the Florida Capitol
"Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2017
Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on January 30, 2017 a press release
Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2017
Consumers for Smart Solar
Consumers for Smart Solar
stated on October 19, 2016 a web ad
"Amendment 1 protects Florida seniors from scams and rip-offs."
False
By Joshua Gillin • November 3, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 26, 2016 a U.S. Senate debate
Says President Obama "was proposing pinprick strikes" for military intervention in Syria.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 27, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 25, 2016 an interview on CNN
"It's four or five states where the number of insurance options have narrowed" under the Affordable Care Act.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 4, 2016 a Spanish-language campaign ad
Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016
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