Latest Stories By Becky Bowers

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Fact-checking the Republican debate in Michigan

November 10, 2011

The Republicans debated in Michigan on Wednesday night. We're on the job.

Marco Rubio’s Cuba history gets tested

October 24, 2011

Did Rubio's parents come to America following Fidel Castro's takeover?

Marco Rubio’s Cuba history gets tested

October 24, 2011

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio now says he got his dates wrong when he told reporters that his parents left Cuba in the middle of Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.

Fluoride used by Nazis to pacify Jews?

October 7, 2011

A Florida county is cutting fluoride out of its water supply. One reason some people supported the decision is because they said fluoride was first used by the Nazis to pacify Jews during World War II. We put the claim to the Truth-O-Meter.

How Rick Scott counts to 700,000 jobs

October 5, 2011

Candidate Rick Scott offered one explanation of the 700,000 private-sector jobs he'd create. Now governor, Scott is saying something different. PolitiFact Florida analyzes his statements on the Flip-O-Meter

Rick Scott’s primary math: Florida is important

September 28, 2011

With the Republican presidential candidates in town, Rick Scott touted Florida's prominence in picking the 2012 GOP nominee.

Did Romney cut a pivotal line from his paperback?

September 23, 2011

Rick Perry claims Mitt Romney made some strategic edits in the paperback edition of No Apologies to downplay his comments on health care. PolitiFact examines both editions to see if Perry is right.

Did Romney alter his book’s comments on health care?

September 23, 2011

Perry claims Romney made some strategic edits in the paperback edition of No Apologies to downplay his comments on health care. We examine both editions to see if Perry is right.

Does Rick Scott read newspapers?

August 16, 2011

He said he doesn't, a statement that has been repeated dozens of times. But is it true? Or just a myth? PolitiFact Florida finds out.

Florida under Gov. Rick Scott: Adding jobs, or destroying them?

July 2, 2011

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Democrats have extremely different takes on employment numbers. But it’s all in how you read them.

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