Latest Fact-Checks By Aaron Sharockman

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Evan Longoria
Evan Longoria
stated on May 19, 2011 in comments to reporters.:
Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 24, 2011
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning
stated on May 23, 2011 in a guest column published in the 'St. Petersburg Times':
"Early voting remains at 96 hours."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2011
Jack Latvala
Jack Latvala
stated on May 7, 2011 in comments made on the Senate floor.:
From 2008 to 2011, "the pages in the conforming bills have gone from 400 pages to 2,200."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 7, 2011
Mike Bennett
Mike Bennett
stated on May 5, 2011 in comments made on the Senate floor.:
Says people in Africa "literally walk two and three hundred miles" in order to vote.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2011
Joe Gibbons
Joe Gibbons
stated on May 4, 2011 in comments on the House floor:
"Polls show that Floridians don't want to repeal the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 5, 2011
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on May 3, 2011 in comments on the Senate floor:
Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, "we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans." 
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald':
Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 3, 2011
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference:
"55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • May 2, 2011
Chris Dorworth
Chris Dorworth
stated on April 21, 2011 in comments on the House floor.:
Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2011
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate:
"90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 28, 2011
Mike Haridopolos
Mike Haridopolos
stated on April 26, 2011 in comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives:
Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2011
Eric Eisnaugle
Eric Eisnaugle
stated on April 21, 2011 in comments made on the House floor:
"Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2011
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on April 19, 2011 in a posting on Twitter:
Says he couldn't keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules.
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 22, 2011
Ronald Renuart
Ronald Renuart
stated on April 20, 2011 in comments during a committee hearing:
"Almost 37 percent of the total income from Planned Parenthood is from abortions."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 21, 2011
Peter Nehr
Peter Nehr
stated on April 20, 2011 in comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times':
An Internet sweepstakes cafe is "a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2011
Geraldine Thompson
Geraldine Thompson
stated on April 15, 2011 in comments made on the House floor.:
"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 20, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.:
"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 18, 2011
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on April 15, 2011 in comments on 'Fox and Friends':
Says Gov. Rick Scott's approval ratings are up.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 15, 2011
Florida Education Association
Florida Education Association
stated on April 6, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.:
"Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 29, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.:
Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 13, 2011
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