Katie SandersPolitiFact Florida staff writer
Katie Sanders is a PolitiFact Florida staff writer who also writes for the Tallahassee bureau of the Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Katie Sanders
"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."
"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."
Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close."
"20 million people could lose their current coverage" … "including our senior citizens who are on Medicare."
"Sources show (Connie) Mack as a resident of California, living with his wife in Palm Springs."
Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline
"We didn’t go out asking people" to join the "stand your ground" task force.
"About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now."
At the same time gas prices have increased, "the share of the oil market controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years."
Recent stories from Katie Sanders
Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber on Alan GraysonThe fiery liberal's "Die quickly!" taunt lives on in a new campaign ad.
Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS adPresident Obama pledged to cut the deficit in half in February 2009, when it stood at $1.3 trillion. Today, the deficit is estimated at almost $1.2 trillion.
Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to saySummer is coming, the general election is cranking up and that means the price of gas will be talked about. A lot. Find out why explaining it -- and figuring out who to blame for it -- isn't so simple.
Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to saySummer is coming, the general election is cranking up and that means the price of gas will be talked about. A lot. Find out why explaining it -- and figuring out who to blame for it -- isn't so simple.
Fact-checking Florida's 'stand your ground' lawTurn on the news. Someone from Florida might be talking the death of Trayvon Martin and a controversial law that allows people to use fatal force if they feel their life is in danger.
Florida representatives debate Jay-Z lyricsWe look into Alan Williams and Dean Cannon's debate on the House floor over the Jay-Z song "99 Problems."
Fact-checking Rick Scott at CPACWe fact-check two statistics from the governor's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference last weekend.
Understanding the USF budget battleWere the proposed cuts to University of South Florida fair or not? We explain how both sides did their math.
Ronda Storms' food stamp law affects cash assistance, tooStorms said she'll stop people from making withdrawals at strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores. But how many people do that now?
PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primaryWe review our fact-checking of the TV ads and debates for the Florida primary.
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