Rick Scott's file

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.

The PolitiFact scorecard

True15 (%)(15)
Mostly True36 (%)(36)
Half True40 (%)(40)
Mostly False32 (%)(32)
False26 (%)(26)
Pants on Fire8 (%)(8)

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Recent statements about Rick Scott

Program got recovery payments

VoteVets.org

Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

Not his full tenure

Bill Nelson

Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, September 28th, 2018

Actual number at risk is lower

Florida Democratic Party

"Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Mosaic and DEP kept quiet

Gwen Graham

"When a sinkhole began dumping toxic water in Florida's aquifer, Rick Scott tried to cover it up."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

Court declared parts unconstitutional

Giffords

"Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

Recent statements made by Rick Scott

Roll call

Rick Scott

Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security."

— PolitiFact Florida on Monday, October 1st, 2018

Red scare in Florida, take 2

Rick Scott

Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist.

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, September 27th, 2018

"Most improved" doesn't mean MVP

Rick Scott

"Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

Consultants don't require payroll taxes

Rick Scott

Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, August 16th, 2018

Tally uses misleading math

Rick Scott

Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times.

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, July 5th, 2018

Recent stories featuring Rick Scott

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.

Fact-checking the Florida candidates for governor and U.S. Senate

The midterms in the swing state of Florida are among the most closely watched in the nation

Fact-checking Sen. Bill Nelson’s claims about Russia hacking Florida’s election system

Nelson has drawn much attention for his statements about hacking, but he hasn’t provided verifiable evidence

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis

President Donald Trump flew to Tampa, Fla., to make his endorsement of GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis for Florida governor official. Trump's rally revisited the biggest of his highlights of his first year and a half in office, and was punctuated by exaggerations and falsehoods.

Understanding felon voting rights restoration

Each state can set their own policies for restoring voting rights to felons