Latest Fact-Checks By Joshua Gillin

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Rick Scott
stated on September 27, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening."

False

By Joshua Gillin • September 29, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on September 20, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016

Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on September 12, 2016 in a campaign mailer:

Says "Patrick Murphy’s ‘Pay More’ energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!"

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

David Jolly
stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate:

Says Charlie Crist "stood there, over 3 African-American prisoners in chains, on their knees, on the side of the road. Saying that it was a great sight. Saying we needed to bring it to Florida. And you did this — whether you know or not — on the eve of Juneteenth, the day the African-American community celebrates the end of slavery."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on September 7, 2016 in a statement by a spokeswoman:

Says "Patrick Murphy is the only candidate to have voted against every measure to fund Zika."

False

By Joshua Gillin • September 14, 2016

American Future Fund
stated on September 1, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says "Patrick Murphy was named one of America's least effective congressmen."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • September 9, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 7, 2016 in a campaign website:

Says Patrick Murphy advocated for "cuts to Social Security and Medicare."

False

By Joshua Gillin • September 8, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement:

"Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • September 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 25, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.:

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to raise taxes on African-American owned businesses to as much as nearly 50 percent more than they're paying now."

False

By Joshua Gillin • August 26, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on August 19, 2016 in a post on his campaign website:

Says Marco Rubio "voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act."

True

By Joshua Gillin • August 24, 2016

United for Care
stated on August 11, 2016 in a newspaper op-ed:

"Medical-grade marijuana alone will not get that patient ‘high,’ no matter what level of THC, CBD or any other compound is found in the plant."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 19, 2016

Vote No On 2
stated on July 20, 2016 in a pamphlet mailed to voters:

"Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2016

Carlos Beruff
stated on August 6, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2016

Florida First Project
stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties."

Mostly True

By Joshua Gillin • August 11, 2016

Josh Earnest
stated on August 3, 2016 in a White House press briefing:

"The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country."

True

By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2016

Gwen Graham
stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention:

"We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention:

Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2016

Ritch Workman
stated on June 20, 2016 in an online ad:

Says he "voted to remove Common Core from our schools."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • July 11, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on June 17, 2016 in a fundraising email:

David Jolly "has used money and power to try to … drill off our beaches."

Mostly False

By Joshua Gillin • June 30, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement:

"As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2016

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