Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 2, 2012 in an interview on Fox News:
Says the health care law rations care, like systems in Canada and Great Britain.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 2, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 in a press conference:
"Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 28, 2012
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on June 17, 2012 in a comment on 'Fox News Sunday':
"Gov. Romney was very clear, he would veto the DREAM Act."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 22, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:
"Millions could lose their health care coverage and be forced into a government pool" under the new health care law.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 21, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:
President Obama "promised" families making less than $250,000 a year would not see taxes go up, but "Obamacare raises 18 different taxes."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 in remarks in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on May 14, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on May 9, 2012 in a TV ad:
"20 million people could lose their current coverage" … "including our senior citizens who are on Medicare."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 15, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 8, 2012 in a video statement:
Democrats plan to keep student loan interest rates low  "by raising taxes on small businesses, very small businesses … the kinds of small businesses that give jobs to graduates."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 11, 2012
American Energy Alliance
American Energy Alliance
stated on March 27, 2012 in a television ad:
Gas prices have doubled because "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. And he blocked the Keystone pipeline. So we will all pay more at the pump."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 19, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 13, 2012 in comments to Reuters:
"We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. :
"98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America:
"Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America:
Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 4, 2012
Dennis Baxley
Dennis Baxley
stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC:
"We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 23, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 12, 2012 in a television ad:
"This (Independent Payment Advisory Board) board can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections":
Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections":
Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami:
"We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 9, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference:
"The majority of Americans are conservatives."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 24, 2012
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