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Did the rules of the debate say there would be no fan?

October 16, 2014

We take apart Fangate to see exactly what the rules said and how the Crist and Scott campaigns responded. 

Previewing the first Florida governor’s debate

October 8, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist faced off in their first debate, hosted by Telemundo and broadcast in Spanish. Here’s a pre-debate summary of fact-checks on their favorite talking points, from education and the economy to immigration, voting rights and Cuba.

Crist, Scott TV battle heats up

September 22, 2014

As campaign spending for TV ads tops $50 million in Florida's governor's race, we take a look at the latest attacks.

Rating Gov. Rick Scott on his 2010 campaign promises

September 5, 2014

We look back at Gov. Rick Scott's time in office and review how he's done on the Scott-O-Meter, where we track and rate his 2010 campaign promises for fulfillment. 

PolitiFact Florida: Ready to check new promises from Florida’s next governor

September 5, 2014

We look at promises made on the 2014 campaign trail so far. 

In Context: Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Scott Walker giving ‘women the back of his hand.’

September 4, 2014

South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz drew national attention for her words about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during a roundtable on women's issues in Milwaukee.

A misleading ad by NextGen Climate against Rick Scott

August 29, 2014

What do Rick Scott’s depositions from more than a decade ago have to do with current environmental controversies? Nothing

The Florida governor’s race: the fact-checks so far

August 26, 2014

Tuesday is primary day in Florida, but with the way attacks have been flying between candidates Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, it feels like the general election has already started. 

Education attacks have played a key role in governor’s race

August 19, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist have lambasted each other’s records on school funding while cherry-picking figures that put themselves in a favorable light.

NextGen Climate’s attack ads on Florida Gov. Rick Scott

August 19, 2014

Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer's political action committee has unleashed TV ads accusing Scott of being too cozy with oil drilling interests

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