Latest Fact-Checks By Becky Bowers

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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 30, 2011 in a “Wall Street Journal” op-ed:
"Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • April 4, 2011
Protect Your Vote
Protect Your Vote
stated on October 28, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Becky Bowers • October 31, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 12, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
"Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier this year."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 27, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”:
"I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”:
Says Marco Rubio said that "people who essentially don't agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on September 16, 2010 in a news article:
"It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 28, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 3, 2010 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee:
"The stimulus has not created one private sector job."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 17, 2010
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