Editor, PolitiFact Florida
Angie Drobnic Holan is the editor of PolitiFact Florida. She previously was a reporter and researcher for the national PolitiFact site, and was a member of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 2008 election. She has been with the Tampa Bay Times since 2005.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Angie Drobnic Holan
Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."
In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."
"Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system."
"Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control" in Massachusetts, "hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets."
Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.
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 Newt Gingrich’s contract was with "the lobbyists at Freddie Mac."
Recent stories from Angie Drobnic Holan
PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primaryWe review our fact-checking of the TV ads and debates for the Florida primary.
Fact-checking the Florida primaryWhat were some of the sharpest attack lines of the past week?
Fact-checking the CNN debate in FloridaThe CNN debate in Jacksonville was a contentious affair. We put some of the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Contest for Hispanic vote heats up GOP primaryWe fact-check two claims as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fight for the Hispanic vote in the Republican primary for president.
PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debateWe continue fact-checking the GOP debate at University of South Florida.
Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debateThe Republican debate in Tampa turned into a sparring match Monday night as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attacked each other on their records in political office. Gingrich began the debate with a spirited defense of his record as speaker of the House of Representatives. He repeated a claim we've heard before, that "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." In fact, two of those balanced budgets occured after he left office. We rated that claim False. Romney attacked Gingrich for his record, claiming that "at the end of four years, he had to resign in disgrace. We interviewed experts about Gingrich's resignation and found that it was more complicated than Romney described.
Previewing Monday's Republican debateWe have a hunch what the candidates will say Monday night because we heard what they said the previous 17 debates. Here are some of the talking points we expect to hear.
Previewing the Republican debate in TampaWe look back at the previous debates and review the most memorable lines.
Fact-checking the CNN debate in South CarolinaThe presidential debates are shrinking, but they're just as lively as ever. With Rick Perry now out of the race, there were four candidates on stage Thursday night for the CNN debate in Charleston, S.C. We'll be posting new fact-checks later today, but here's a recap of some of the claims we've addressed before.
Fact-checking the CNN debate in South CarolinaThe final four debate in South Carolina. We put them to the Truth-O-Meter
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