Statements we say are Half-True

"The majority of Americans are conservatives."

"Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities."

Says Mitt Romney "was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse" Marco Rubio.

"When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."

Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."

"In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." 

"Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking."  

"My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education."

"Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation."

"The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009."

Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time."

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times."

Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding."

Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis."

"The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F."

Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.

Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate."

"One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs."

"In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty."

Gov. Rick Scott "is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs."

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