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Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof

March 14, 2019

Amid the fallout over comments by U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Trump said Jews are abandoning the Democratic party. But Jews have voted overwhelmingly Democratic for decades.

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The DeSant-O-Meter: Tracking the campaign promises of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

March 5, 2019

We are tracking 15 promises Gov. Ron DeSantis made in his 2018 campaign.

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How hard is it for Venezuelans to get asylum in the U.S.?

March 4, 2019

Florida Democrats say half of Venezuelans’ asylum claims are denied. We found partial data that supports the claim — but the denial rate isn't unique to Venezuela.

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House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab?

February 8, 2019

HR 1 has drawn strong reactions from those on opposite sides of battles over laws about voting rights

Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown

January 25, 2019

When it became Sen. Michael Bennet's turn to speak on the Senate floor about the record-long government shutdown, the Colorado Democrat said he had had enough of criticism from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

Bennet made several pointed claims about Cruz and his voting record, the deficit, China’s accomplishments in space, and the dim view most Americans have of Congress.

Here's a fact-checked recap of Bennet's claims.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?

January 25, 2019

Scott ignores the full story about Venezuela’s economic downfall

Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown’s effects on food safety, hurricane prep

January 15, 2019

A look at the impact on airport safety, hurricane preparedness, food stamps and food safety inspections

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Does Border Patrol catch 90 percent of immigrants crossing the border illegally?

January 11, 2019

A former Obama official said that there is over a 90 percent chance that someone illegally crossing the southwest border will get caught, but experts cast doubt on that figure.

Incoming US Sen. Rick Scott kept half his campaign promises as Florida governor

January 7, 2019

For eight years, PolitiFact Florida kept tabs on Scott’s campaign promises on our Scott-O-Meter. As he leaves Tallahassee for Washington, we review which ones he was able to keep and which ones he didn’t.

 

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PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

December 11, 2018

Together, the lies against the Parkland students in the wake of unspeakable tragedy were the most significant falsehoods of 2018. We name them PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year.

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