Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Florida Clay Aiken stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter: "A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay." Marco Rubio stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "In America, radical speech is not a crime." Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with CNN: "Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever." Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in in an interview with Fox 13 : "I've cut the budget of the (lieutenant governor’s) office by more than half." Marco Rubio stated on May 16, 2016 in a tweet: Says he never told anyone he hated the U.S. Senate. Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in an interview on Fox 13: "I'm also the only lieutenant governor to not take a security detail." Alan Grayson stated on May 11, 2016 in a fundraising email: Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee. Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season." Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release: "Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it." Sierra Club stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners: "Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world." Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: "I have never supported cap and trade." Patrick Murphy stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet: "91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted." Jeb Bush stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties." Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers." Marion Hammer stated on November 1, 2015 in a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website: "Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years." Jeb Bush stated on October 21, 2015 in a post on his website: "The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land." Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor." Jeb Bush stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: "When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no." Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa: Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.
Clay Aiken stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter: "A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay." Marco Rubio stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "In America, radical speech is not a crime." Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with CNN: "Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever." Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in in an interview with Fox 13 : "I've cut the budget of the (lieutenant governor’s) office by more than half." Marco Rubio stated on May 16, 2016 in a tweet: Says he never told anyone he hated the U.S. Senate. Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in an interview on Fox 13: "I'm also the only lieutenant governor to not take a security detail." Alan Grayson stated on May 11, 2016 in a fundraising email: Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee. Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season." Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release: "Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it." Sierra Club stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners: "Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world." Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: "I have never supported cap and trade." Patrick Murphy stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet: "91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted." Jeb Bush stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties." Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers." Marion Hammer stated on November 1, 2015 in a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website: "Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years." Jeb Bush stated on October 21, 2015 in a post on his website: "The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land." Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor." Jeb Bush stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: "When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no." Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa: Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.
Clay Aiken stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter: "A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."
Marco Rubio stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "In America, radical speech is not a crime."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview with CNN: "Florida doesn't regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesn't require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesn't require any registration, whatsoever."
Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in in an interview with Fox 13 : "I've cut the budget of the (lieutenant governor’s) office by more than half."
Carlos Lopez-Cantera stated on April 30, 2016 in an interview on Fox 13: "I'm also the only lieutenant governor to not take a security detail."
Alan Grayson stated on May 11, 2016 in a fundraising email: Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee.
Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season."
Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release: "Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes."
Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years."
Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984."
Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it."
Sierra Club stated on February 22, 2016 in a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners: "Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world."
Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools."
Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States."
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown."
Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: "I have never supported cap and trade."
Patrick Murphy stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet: "91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
Jeb Bush stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties."
Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."
Marion Hammer stated on November 1, 2015 in a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website: "Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms."
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years."
Jeb Bush stated on October 21, 2015 in a post on his website: "The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land."
Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor."
Jeb Bush stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: "When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no."
Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa: Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.