Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?
Scott ignores the full story about Venezuela’s economic downfall
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Republican from Florida
Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018.
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- True 15 (9%) (15%)
- Mostly True 36 (22%) (36)
- Half True 40 (24%) (40)
- Mostly False 32 (20%) (32)
- False 27 (16%) (27)
- Pants on Fire 8 (5%)(8)
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Incoming US Sen. Rick Scott kept half his campaign promises as Florida governor
For eight years, PolitiFact Florida kept tabs on Scott’s campaign promises on our Scott-O-Meter. As he leaves Tallahassee for Washington, we review which ones he was able to keep and which ones he didn’t.
El primer debate de Bill Nelson y Rick Scott en la Florida, chequeado
Rick Scott y Bill Nelson argumentaron sobre sus récords y se acusaron mutuamente de representar falsamente los hechos durante el primer debate en la contienda de la Florida para el senado federal. En el debate el martes, repitieron ataques que los votantes ya han escuchado a través de comerciales de 30 segundos.
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