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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.
Half-True
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
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Rick Scott "spent $800,000 of your tax dollars upgrading the Governor's Mansion."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 a CNN debate:
Rick Scott says he supported in-state tuition for Dreamers while Charlie Crist was against it.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a Telemundo debate:
Says a bill he vetoed to give driver licenses to certain immigrants known as Dreamers would have changed "nothing."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 a debate at Broward College:
If Florida expanded Medicaid, "some studies indicate it would create about 120,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on September 30, 2014 an email newsletter:
The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 14, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
"The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Miramar:
"832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 10, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV ad:
Under Rick Scott, there has been a "historic $20 billion in funds for education."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 19, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Scott "pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 25, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 22, 2014 a TV ad:
Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 17, 2014 a TV ad:
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein "gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crist’s appointments of key state judges."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 25, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 8, 2014 TV ad:
Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 15, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 8, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.
Half-True
By PolitiFact Staff • August 13, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 10, 2014 a fundraising email:
"All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2014
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
stated on August 5, 2014 on their website:
"25 percent of all drug-related fatal vehicle accidents in the U.S. involve marijuana."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 1, 2014 a press statement:
"Attorney General Eric Holder’s own Justice Department precleared the voting changes in the 2011 law" about early voting in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 4, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 23, 2014 a speech at Catholic University:
"Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2014
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