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Tom Rooney

Tom Rooney

Mostly False

Update: Labor department withdraws rules

A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose."

Dennis Baxley

Dennis Baxley

Half-True

Not at all clear it's related to 'stand your ground'

"We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Half-True

UPDATE: After reader feedback, we reconsider

"The majority of Americans are conservatives."

Rick Scott

Rick Scott

False

Florida's been AAA since 2005

"Our credit rating went up since I've been in office."

Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson

True

Even from behind bars, prisoners are scamming the system

"The entire state of Florida led the nation last year with the most prison inmates committing tax fraud."

Mike Haridopolos

Mike Haridopolos

Full Flop

A sticky position for a U.S. Senate candidate

On high-speed rail.

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