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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 14, 2016 a Republican debate in South Carolina
Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 13, 2016 a debate in Greenville, S.C.
"It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 6, 2016 an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire
"The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 13, 2015 an interview on Meet the Press
The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 22, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 15, 2015 the CNN debate in Las Vegas
Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 1, 2015 a tweet
"Last year, I stopped an Obamacare bailout and saved taxpayers $2.5 billion."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 7, 2015
Annette Taddeo
Annette Taddeo
stated on November 24, 2015 a fundraising email
Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • November 30, 2015
Greg Steube
Greg Steube
stated on November 19, 2015 House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses
Oregon’s Umpqua Community College "where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • November 24, 2015
Courageous Conservatives PAC
Courageous Conservatives PAC
stated on November 6, 2015 a radio ad
"When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 13, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
"My plan actually gives the middle class the greatest break: $2,000 per family."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • November 5, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 28, 2015 the CNBC GOP presidential debate
"In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 16, 2015 prepared remarks in a written speech
To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 14, 2015 a press conference
"We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 15, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on September 25, 2015 Values Voter Summit
When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 8, 2015 a tweet
"Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • September 15, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 27, 2015 a campaign video
"I released all my emails."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 31, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 25, 2015 a tweet
"How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2015
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on August 10, 2015 a press release
Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on July 17, 2015 a town hall in Carson City, Nevada
"A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 21, 2015
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