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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America:
Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook:
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad:
Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 25, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address:
"At my first ‘Let’s Get to Work Day’ … we sold out;" more than 240 dozen doughnuts by 8:30 a.m.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • January 10, 2012
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 23, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 5, 2011 in an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus:
Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his "9-9-9" plan than under the current tax system.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 13, 2011
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 10, 2011 in a television ad airing in Orlando:
Says Bill Clinton opposes President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 11, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate:
Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't even pay any federal income tax."
False
By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers • September 16, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 13, 2011 in comments published in the New York Times:
In the New York 9th District, "there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn't support the president to begin with and don't support Democrats -- and it's nothing more than that."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 14, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa:
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library:
"When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 24, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with Panama City radio station WFLA 94.5:
"Our credit rating went up since I've been in office."
False
By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers • August 17, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 3, 2011 in comments made to reporters while in Tampa:
The Republican National Convention "is a Super Bowl times four."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 12, 2011
Ash Williams
Ash Williams
stated on August 2, 2011 in response to a question from Gov. Rick Scott:
"The (State Board of Administration) transparency issue got a great airing the last legislative session."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 2, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 8, 2011 in a press statement:
"Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on June 9, 2011 in an 'Orlando Sentinel' op-ed:
"Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future Medicare funding in order to fund the new constitutionally questionable government mandate, even going so far as to scuttle Medicare's most popular (and successful) part, Medicare Advantage."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 10, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN:
"Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 9, 2011
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball.":
"We had (a bill) in Florida where we now are prohibiting doctors to talk -- particularly pediatricians -- to talk to their patients about gun safety in the home."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 6, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 26, 2011 in announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.:
Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater.
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 27, 2011
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on May 13, 2011 in response to a question about his voting record.:
"Sometimes I was the only 'no' vote on the entire board."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 26, 2011
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