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Crank up the Carlos-O-Meter!

November 19, 2012

PolitiFact Florida tracks promises by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez as he begins a new term. We add one new promise to our Carlos-O-Meter.

Allen West and Patrick Murphy launch dueling attack ads in a Florida Congressional race

October 16, 2012

We fact-check ads where the candidates attack each other on matters of personal character.

Fact-checking the Frankel-Hasner race in South Florida

October 3, 2012

We look at dueling ads in a the congressional race for a seat representing Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Senator Marco Rubio on the Truth-O-Meter

August 30, 2012

As we await Rubio's remarks at the Republican National Convention, we review our fact-checks of the Florida senator.

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez sticks to key promises in second budget

July 23, 2012

We scour the budget to see if Gimenez is keeping his campaign promises.

Will Barack Obama be outraised by Mitt Romney?

July 20, 2012

Counting the dollars is no easy task, and November’s a long way off.

Will Barack Obama be outraised by Mitt Romney?

July 20, 2012

Counting the dollars is no easy task, and November’s a long way off.

MoveOn gets its facts wrong on Florida’s voter purge

July 10, 2012

A fundraising email from MoveOn.org said Florida Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls" and "every one" of the state's supervisors of election resisted him. Both statements are wrong.

Liberal group gets its facts wrong with attacks on Gov. Rick Scott

July 10, 2012

In a fund-raising email, MoveOn said Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls" and "every one" of the supervisors of election resisted him. Both claims are wrong.

One year in, the Carlos-O-Meter rates Mayor Gimenez’s promises

June 29, 2012

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has delivered on his key campaign promises as he faces re-election.

Fact-checking Florida on health care

June 28, 2012

With today's ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, we review the best of our fact-checks on health care. Warning: Whoppers ahead!

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