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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
"The average cost for health insurance in Florida went from about $600 a month for an individual to about $150 a month."
False
By Catharine Richert • March 29, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a FOX News Sunday debate.
Rubio's tax swap proposal "would have been a massive tax increase."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 28, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
"Since that famous day in February where the governor campaigned with Barack Obama on behalf of the stimulus program, 211,000 Floridians have lost their jobs."
True
March 28, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
"Just this week we received the news that for the first time Social Security is now paying out more in benefits than it's taking in. That was something that was supposed to happen in 2016."
True
By Catharine Richert • March 28, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 28, 2010 a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
Did not vote for tax increases as a member of the West Miami City Commission.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 28, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on March 20, 2010 campaign website
"Marco Rubio thinks that government shouldn't be in the health care business at all."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 24, 2010 a TV advertisement
Marco Rubio's "income skyrocketed while his power increased."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 26, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 24, 2010 a radio ad
In Cover Florida "thousands already enrolled and climbing."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 24, 2010 a TV advertisement.
The Associated Press called Charlie Crist's attacks "over the top," "out of context," and "not true."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 25, 2010
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on February 27, 2010 an interview with the Tampa Tribune
Says she was the "the only Democrat who voted against the Wall Street bailout."
True
By Carol Rosenberg • March 25, 2010
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on March 23, 2010 debate on the Senate floor.
The cost to implement Florida's class size amendment so far has been "$16 billion."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 24, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 18, 2010 a statement on a campaign Web site
Marco Rubio "supported $800,000 for AstroTurf for a field where he played flag football." 
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 24, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on March 22, 2010 a press conference
Florida's cost for the Medicaid expansion will be $1.6 billion a year or more.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 23, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on March 23, 2010 a press release.
Florida's legal challenge of the federal health care bill is "bipartisan."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 23, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 15, 2010 a campaign press release
Marco Rubio is a "Miami lobbyist."
Mostly False
By Carol Rosenberg • March 22, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on March 19, 2010 a news release
The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • March 19, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 15, 2010 an interview
St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 19, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 13, 2010 a fundraising e-mail to supporters
"As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man."
True
By Carol Rosenberg • March 18, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 10, 2010 an Internet ad.
Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 17, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on March 10, 2010 an Internet ad.
St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 16, 2010
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