Latest Fact-Checks By Allison Graves

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Bill Nelson
stated on February 2, 2018 in a tweet:

"Violent crime in Puerto Rico is on the rise as nearly one-third of the island remains without power."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • February 7, 2018

Richard Corcoran
stated on January 29, 2018 in an ad:

"Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • February 2, 2018

Kionne McGhee
stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor:

"There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."

Mostly True

By Allison Graves • February 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address:

"In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released."

Mostly False

By Allison Graves • January 31, 2018

Ron DeSantis
stated on January 11, 2018 in a event at the Heritage Foundation:

In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel."

False

By Allison Graves • January 25, 2018

Gwen Graham
stated on January 4, 2018 in a tweet:

"In Congress, @RonDeSantisFL was the DECIDING vote AGAINST our state's right to protect Florida waters from drilling."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • January 12, 2018

Elizabeth Foley
stated on January 2, 2018 in during a CNN panel discussion:

Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier."

Mostly False

By Allison Graves • January 5, 2018

Adam Putnam
stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign speech:

Says Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum "wants to make Florida not a sanctuary city but a sanctuary state."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • December 6, 2017

Marco Rubio
stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview:

"Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • November 28, 2017

Rick Scott
stated on November 9, 2017 in a Tampa news conference :

"We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • November 21, 2017

Chris King
stated on October 28, 2017 in a response during the Democratic Forum:

"Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males."

Mostly True

By Allison Graves • November 14, 2017

Adam Putnam
stated on October 31, 2017 in a speech:

"The No. 1 job vacancy in Florida every month for seven years has been nursing."

True

By Allison Graves • November 8, 2017

Philip Levine
stated on November 1, 2017 in a speech :

Says Florida "workers are paid $8.10 an hour, and our current governor (Rick Scott) runs ads bragging about it."

Mostly False

By Allison Graves • November 6, 2017

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
stated on October 25, 2017 in a news release:

"Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • November 2, 2017

Matt Gaetz
stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet:

"Opioid crisis (is) the worst in ObamaCare expansion states!"

Mostly False

By Allison Graves • October 23, 2017

Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2017 in an interview with Channel 8:

"The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit."

Mostly True

By Allison Graves • October 19, 2017

Rex Tillerson
stated on October 15, 2017 in a CNN "State of the Union" interview:

"The president early on called on NATO member countries to step up their contributions ... and as a result of that countries have stepped up contributions toward their own defense."

Half-True

By Allison Graves • October 15, 2017

Andrew Gillum
stated on September 29, 2017 in a post on Gillum's campaign website:

"Under his leadership, Tallahassee reduced its carbon intensity by roughly 40 percent."

False

By Allison Graves • October 12, 2017

Rick Baker
stated on September 26, 2017 in a comment during a mayoral forum:

While Mayor Rick Kriseman said he would dip into reserves this year because of Hurricane Irma, he "went into the emergency reserves before Irma ever hit."

True

By Allison Graves • September 29, 2017

Gwen Graham
stated on September 18, 2017 in an opinion-editorial:

Florida’s coastal and stormwater infrastructure are "two of the most critical areas during a storm, and received D-plus and D ratings, respectively, by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2016."

True

By Allison Graves • September 25, 2017

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