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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 17, 2010 a news release
Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money."
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • March 16, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 8, 2010 a news account of a speech
The Obama administration "spent more money on the Cash for Clunkers program than the space program."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 12, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 4, 2010 a press release
"Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 12, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 4, 2010 an interview with Fox News.
Charges on the Republican Party of Florida credit card were made with "my money."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 11, 2010
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on March 8, 2010 Miami Herald editorial board interview
"If we just froze spending at 2007 levels ... by 2013 we would balance the budget ... and by 2020 we would cut the national debt in half."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on February 28, 2010 an op-ed published in Florida newspapers
"Nearly all of the top 50 prescribers of oxycodone in the United States are in Florida."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2010
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
stated on December 18, 2009 a news release
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
True
By Lee Logan • March 8, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 his State of the State address.
"Florida's new fingerprint identification system is improving our rate of solving cold cases by 300 percent."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 4, 2010 an interview with interview with the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald.
"Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 6, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on March 5, 2010 campaign Web site
Says Gov. Charlie Crist has called him "a rock star."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 3, 2010 a press release
"Congressman McCollum voted to dismantle Social Security."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 his State of the State address
"Our graduation rate is the highest it's ever been."
Mostly True
By Lee Logan • March 3, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 the State of the State address
Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair, John Frank • March 3, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 his State of the State address.
"We worked together to enact ... the largest tax cut in Florida history."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 his State of the State address.
"Due to ... tax cuts and lower (property) values, 2009 property taxes were almost $3 billion below 2007 property taxes."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 the State of the State address
"We are now seeing a decrease in violent crime."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 26, 2010 a press release
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson "compared a former vice president to a vampire ... and compared America's health care system to the Holocaust."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 2, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on February 20, 2010 a statement on his Web site
Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • March 2, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 17, 2010 an interview with Fox News
"Charlie Crist was the only prominent Republican in the country to campaign with Barack Obama before the stimulus passed, on behalf of the stimulus."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 2, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on January 14, 2010 An interview with Newsmax
"I left the city with $43 million in the bank." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2010
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