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Kelli Stargel
Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 in a newspaper editorial:
"In states where beer is unregulated, the per capita production is significantly higher."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014
Kelli Stargel
Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 in a newspaper editorial:
"Higher beer production and higher consumption go hand-in-hand."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014
Friends of Greenlight
Friends of Greenlight
stated on April 16, 2014 in an email to voters:
Greenlight Pinellas "won’t take existing lanes from other vehicles."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 30, 2014
Progressive Choice Florida
Progressive Choice Florida
stated on March 30, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan."
True
By Joshua Gillin • April 15, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 3, 2014 in in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial:
"Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 9, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign:
"Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 3, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 25, 2014 in his campaign website:
"Rick Scott tried to slash school funding by $3.3 billion."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 27, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks:
Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 26, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on March 17, 2014 in on their website:
The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase."
False
By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2014
John Morgan
John Morgan
stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa:
Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 13, 2014
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times":
About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Steve Contorno • March 7, 2014
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on February 25, 2014 in a Congressional campaign debate:
Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed."
True
By Joshua Gillin • February 28, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 10, 2014 in in a campaign mailer:
Says Alex Sink supported "higher property taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 24, 2014
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on February 13, 2014 in a "Florida Face to Face" interview:
The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 17, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters:
Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 17, 2014
Associated Industries of Florida
Associated Industries of Florida
stated on February 6, 2014 in a press release:
"Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 13, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 25, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly "lobbied on a plan" by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 6, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 10, 2014 in a campaign website:
Says Alex Sink "even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address:
"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2014
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