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Trump at Puerto Rico golf course

The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017

December 28, 2017

Fueling our most-clicked fact-checks was an unfounded claim about massive voter fraud in 2008 and a misleading statement from Trump that pre-existing conditions were included in the GOP health care bill. But it wasn’t all politics this year. In September, Florida was menaced by Hurricane Irma and our story debunking myths about hurricane preparedness also made the list.

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s interview with Pat Robertson on ‘The 700 Club’

July 13, 2017

Trump made a series of claims about the Affordable Care Act, the Paris climate agreement and the economy

Trump on Face the nation April 30, 2017

What’s in the House health care bill?

May 5, 2017

We looked at the particulars in The American Health Care Act passed by the House May 4.

US Rep. Tom MacArthur

PolitiFact’s guide to the GOP amendment to health care bill

April 28, 2017

We look at the components of U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur’s amendment to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.

Marco Rubio

Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal

April 27, 2017

The Republican U.S. senator from Florida said that the 2015 agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran.

Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says?

March 22, 2017

We found the case against the center is based on some of its associations rather than its current work.

Rick Scott 2017 state of state

Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott’s 2017 State of the State address

March 7, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott reflected on the state's tragedies over the past year and encouraged the Legislature to increase money for Florida tourism and business incentives.

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s address to Congress

March 1, 2017

President Donald Trump is addressing a joint session of Congress Tuesday. PolitFact is fact-checking his comments live.

Fact-checking the Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House feud over Enterprise Florida

February 27, 2017

The Florida House produced videos showing Florida’s jobs and tourism agencies as failures while Gov. Rick Scott fired back with his own defense.

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Donald Trump says FBI investigating more people than ever for terrorism, but that’s hard to prove

January 27, 2017

President Donald Trump said on ABC News that FBI terror investigations are at an all-time high. We look at the data and talked to experts.

Trump in Florida

The Top 10 most viewed Florida fact-checks of 2016

December 29, 2016

The presidential race and claims about guns revved up PolitiFact Florida’s Truth-O-Meter during the election year.

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