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The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Aaron Sharockman
Claims that Obama said, "For those who oppose our policies, you should just shut up and go away."
"I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at property tax cuts."
"There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."
"The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."
Recent stories from Aaron Sharockman
Drilling for the truth in the oil drilling debateA leading prodrilling advocate says tourism isn't affected by offshore drilling. An opponent says offshore oil found in the gulf could head overseas.
Aaron Sharockman is staff writer for PolitiFact and has been a government and politics writer with the St. Petersburg Times since 2003. Before joining the PolitiFact team in 2009, he covered governments in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as the Tampa Bay Rays' pursuit of a new baseball stadium.
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