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Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on September 8, 2014 a campaign commercial
Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, "today, there are none."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 9, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott "thinks employers should be able to deny women coverage for birth control."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 11, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 4, 2014 a campaign document
"Under Rick Scott, homeowners are paying higher (home insurance) premiums for less coverage."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 29, 2014 a campaign email
"Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 30, 2014
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on July 11, 2014 a speech to the Florida Press Association
"Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2014
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on July 11, 2014 a speech to the Florida Press Association
Florida has the "third most-regressive tax" structure.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 16, 2014 a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board interview
Says Rick Scott’s per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than what it was under Charlie Crist during the recession.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 18, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on July 8, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Charlie Crist "raised taxes on the middle class" by $2.2 billion.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 7, 2014 campaign commercial
"We cut property taxes for seniors and our middle class."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 10, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 30, 2014 a statement to the media
"Nearly 60 percent of women who use birth control do so for more than just family planning."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 30, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 25, 2014 a campaign commercial
"Candidates for governor routinely disclose" their spouses’ tax returns.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • June 26, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on June 17, 2014 a TV ad
"Gov. Rick Scott cut the cost of prepaid college tuition by nearly $20,000."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2014 a TV ad
When Rick Scott "was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2014 a campaign commercial
"Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • June 4, 2014
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot
stated on May 20, 2014 the group's website
"Less than 5 percent of registered users in states allowing medical marijuana have cancer or AIDS."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • May 29, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 13, 2014 in a question and answer after a speech
Cap and trade legislation "was originally a Republican idea."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on May 14, 2014 a TV ad
David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on May 12, 2014 a speech at the Manhattan Institute
"U.S. teenagers have now fallen behind their counterparts in Ireland, Poland and even Vietnam in math and science."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 15, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2014 a speech to the NRA
"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 2, 2014 a tweet
Charlie Crist "raised taxes in 2009 and won't rule out raising taxes again."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2014
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