Latest Fact-Checks By Amy Sherman

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Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2014 in a TV ad:
When Rick Scott "was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2014
Americans for Safe Access
Americans for Safe Access
stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad:
Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 in a press release:
"Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2014
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release:
Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet:
41,200 veterans in Florida "don’t have health care because Scott didn’t expand Medicaid."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 28, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 13, 2014 in in a question and answer after a speech:
Cap and trade legislation "was originally a Republican idea."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2014
Charles Van Zant
Charles Van Zant
stated on March 22, 2014 in speech in March publicized May 16 by Think Progress:
A company hired to do Common Core testing in Florida will "attract every one of your children to become as homosexual as they possibly can."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad:
David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on May 12, 2014 in a speech at the Manhattan Institute:
"U.S. teenagers have now fallen behind their counterparts in Ireland, Poland and even Vietnam in math and science."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 15, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad:
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 30, 2014 in in various social media posts:
"Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 25, 2014 in a post on his campaign website:
Says Rick Scott’s record on jobs includes Florida "ranked 2nd in the nation in long-term unemployment."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 6, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 2, 2014 in interviews and news releases:
On in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • May 2, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2014 in a speech to the NRA:
"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2014
Annette Taddeo
Annette Taddeo
stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 28, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 3, 2014 in a chain email:
Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on April 20, 2014 in a TV interview:
Says he hasn’t changed his view on abortion restrictions.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 24, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech:
The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014
Broward County Police Benevolent Association
Broward County Police Benevolent Association
stated on April 15, 2014 in a billboard:
"Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 22, 2014
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on April 8, 2014 in remarks at a committee hearing:
"My state of Florida is now the third-largest state. We have surpassed New York in population."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 14, 2014
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