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Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Mostly True

A swing and mostly not a miss

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."

Forbes blog

Forbes blog

Half-True

Big-picture argument fudges the details

"The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year."

Chris Christie

Chris Christie

False

Best in conference, not in league

"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."

Chris Christie

Chris Christie

True

Big Blue calls Garden State home

Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey."

John DePetro

John DePetro

Pants on Fire!

Waaaay out of bounds

"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly True

He was key in fixing mess in Salt Lake

Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.

E. Gordon Gee

E. Gordon Gee

Half-True

He took a step out of bounds

"We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations."

Scott Keyes

Scott Keyes

Mostly False

Socialistic traits, but ...

"The Green Bay Packers are a socialist organization."

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