Latest True Fact-checks in Florida Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers: "You have to get a license to fish on our beaches." Bill Foster stated on August 14, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car." Jeb Bush stated on March 5, 2013 in in his book 'Immigration Wars': "Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012." Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years. Rick Scott stated on January 18, 2013 in a TV interview: Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.: Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: "I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record." George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column: In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’" Pam Bondi stated on August 27, 2012 in a CNN interview: Says women care most about jobs and the economy Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years." Rick Scott stated on August 13, 2012 in a Fox News interview: Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state." Rob Turner stated on July 18, 2012 in an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times: The property appraiser's budget "is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago." Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House. Accountability in Government stated on July 20, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Jim Frishe wanted to "tax us for doing our taxes" through an accountant. Corrine Brown stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release: In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic." Marco Rubio stated on June 18, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "A million people a year come into the U.S. legally. No other country even comes close to that figure." Bill Nelson stated on May 29, 2012 in letter to Gov. Rick Scott: "In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not." Crossroads GPS stated on May 16, 2012 in a TV ad.: Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close." Connie Mack stated on May 14, 2012 in a Web ad: Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill. WrongWayRubio.com stated on May 8, 2012 in a Twitter messaging campaign: Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast." Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2012 in comments to Reuters: "We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state." Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." Arthenia Joyner stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when people's lives were put into these situations." Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t. Heather Fiorentino stated on January 6, 2012 in a press release: Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average." Denise Grimsley stated on January 31, 2012 in a statement: "Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition. Maria Sachs stated on January 17, 2012 in a press conference: Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country." Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation." Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.
Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers: "You have to get a license to fish on our beaches." Bill Foster stated on August 14, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car." Jeb Bush stated on March 5, 2013 in in his book 'Immigration Wars': "Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012." Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years. Rick Scott stated on January 18, 2013 in a TV interview: Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.: Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district." Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: "I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record." George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column: In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’" Pam Bondi stated on August 27, 2012 in a CNN interview: Says women care most about jobs and the economy Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years." Rick Scott stated on August 13, 2012 in a Fox News interview: Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state." Rob Turner stated on July 18, 2012 in an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times: The property appraiser's budget "is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago." Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House. Accountability in Government stated on July 20, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Jim Frishe wanted to "tax us for doing our taxes" through an accountant. Corrine Brown stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release: In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic." Marco Rubio stated on June 18, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "A million people a year come into the U.S. legally. No other country even comes close to that figure." Bill Nelson stated on May 29, 2012 in letter to Gov. Rick Scott: "In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not." Crossroads GPS stated on May 16, 2012 in a TV ad.: Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close." Connie Mack stated on May 14, 2012 in a Web ad: Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill. WrongWayRubio.com stated on May 8, 2012 in a Twitter messaging campaign: Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast." Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2012 in comments to Reuters: "We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state." Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." Arthenia Joyner stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when people's lives were put into these situations." Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t. Heather Fiorentino stated on January 6, 2012 in a press release: Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average." Denise Grimsley stated on January 31, 2012 in a statement: "Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition. Maria Sachs stated on January 17, 2012 in a press conference: Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country." Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation." Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.
Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers: "You have to get a license to fish on our beaches."
Bill Foster stated on August 14, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car."
Jeb Bush stated on March 5, 2013 in in his book 'Immigration Wars': "Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status."
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012."
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years.
Rick Scott stated on January 18, 2013 in a TV interview: Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had."
Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.: Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district."
Connie Mack stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: "I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record."
George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column: In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’"
Pam Bondi stated on August 27, 2012 in a CNN interview: Says women care most about jobs and the economy
Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years."
Rick Scott stated on August 13, 2012 in a Fox News interview: Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state."
Rob Turner stated on July 18, 2012 in an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times: The property appraiser's budget "is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago."
Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.
Accountability in Government stated on July 20, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Jim Frishe wanted to "tax us for doing our taxes" through an accountant.
Corrine Brown stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release: In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."
Marco Rubio stated on June 18, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "A million people a year come into the U.S. legally. No other country even comes close to that figure."
Bill Nelson stated on May 29, 2012 in letter to Gov. Rick Scott: "In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not."
Crossroads GPS stated on May 16, 2012 in a TV ad.: Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he "hasn't even come close."
Connie Mack stated on May 14, 2012 in a Web ad: Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.
WrongWayRubio.com stated on May 8, 2012 in a Twitter messaging campaign: Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2012 in comments to Reuters: "We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state."
Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."
Arthenia Joyner stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when people's lives were put into these situations."
Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.
Heather Fiorentino stated on January 6, 2012 in a press release: Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."
Denise Grimsley stated on January 31, 2012 in a statement: "Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition.
Maria Sachs stated on January 17, 2012 in a press conference: Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation."
Presente.org stated on January 27, 2012 in a television ad: "91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.