Latest Fact Checks By Becky Bowers

Gov. Rick Scott touts better job numbers as sign of success

By Becky Bowers

July 1, 2011

"Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs."

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Ad claims Rep. Vern Buchanan’s ‘old business’ illegally funneled campaign cash

By Becky Bowers

June 24, 2011

"Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election."

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Rep. Vern Buchanan ‘exonerated’ by FEC, his spokeswoman says

By Becky Bowers

June 24, 2011

Vern Buchanan "has been completely exonerated" in a Federal Election Commission action.

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Rubio says mobile phone, e-mail, Internet, GPS stem from ‘American miracle’

By Becky Bowers

June 15, 2011

"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."

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Sen. Marco Rubio says the United States will soon have the industrialized world’s highest corporate taxes

By Becky Bowers

April 4, 2011

"Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world."

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Opponent of Amendments 5, 6 claims “liberal, out-of-state” donors have spent millions

By Aaron Sharockman , Becky Bowers

October 31, 2010

"Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts."

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Charlie Crist claims stimulus saved thousands of firefighter, law enforcement and educator jobs

By Becky Bowers

October 29, 2010

"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."

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A chain e-mail attacks “Vote No on 4” backers as bulked up on bailout bucks

By Becky Bowers

October 27, 2010

"Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier…

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Charlie Crist claims Florida Legislature was first to reject investment in companies with Iran ties

By Becky Bowers

October 24, 2010

"I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies…

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Charlie Crist says Marco Rubio has said people who don’t agree with him “ought to leave the country”

By Becky Bowers

October 24, 2010

Says Marco Rubio said that "people who essentially don't agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann."

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Sen. J.D. Alexander says solar panels take as much energy to make as they generate

By Becky Bowers

September 28, 2010

"It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life."

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Rick Scott says the stimulus didn’t create a single private sector job

By Becky Bowers

September 17, 2010

"The stimulus has not created one private sector job."

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