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Search results for "jane nelson"

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Fact-checks (458)

Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.:
In 2012, Connie Mack missed 178 votes, "one of the worst voting records" in Congress.
By Amy Sherman• October 18, 2012
Rick Perry stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview:
Says only four Texas legislators voted against a law giving in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants.
By W. Gardner Selby• September 28, 2011
Dan Patrick stated on January 16, 2018 in a campaign video:
"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."
By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2018
Mike Villarreal stated on April 04, 2013 in Texas House debate on state budget.:
Says Texas lawmakers in 2011 ordered school districts to test every student on their respiratory system and weight.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 16, 2013
If You Only News stated on December 04, 2016 in a news-entertainment web post:
"Emboldened by election, Texas Republicans kill Medicaid funding for kids with disabilities."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 21, 2016
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2019 in a post on Facebook:
Says Barbara Walters said Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."   
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 30, 2019
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says Barabara Walters wrote that Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2020
Americans for Job Security stated on July 09, 2010 in a television ad:
The "state bureaucracy" Jane Norton managed "grew by $43 million in just three years."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2010
Americans for Job Security stated on July 09, 2010 in an issue advocacy ad:
"Jane Norton supported the largest tax hike in Colorado history."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2010
Facebook posts stated on May 02, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2023
Jane O’Meara Sanders stated on January 26, 2020 in a tweet:
"@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont."
By Kit Norton• February 21, 2020
Viral image stated on February 09, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 10, 2021
Rick Scott stated on June 13, 2018 in an ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times.
By Allison Graves• July 5, 2018
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 14, 2017 in a Spanish-language radio ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "has aligned himself with communists and dictators," "went to Venezuela to admire Chávez’s revolution" and "supports murderers."
By Amy Sherman• August 17, 2017
Connie Mack stated on August 09, 2012 in a video on his campaign website:
Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."
By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2012
American Crossroads stated on October 02, 2012 in a TV commercial:
Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million."
By Katie Sanders• October 10, 2012
Rick Scott stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign appearance:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson is a socialist.
By Amy Sherman• September 27, 2018
Rick Scott stated on February 23, 2018 in a press conference:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control."
By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2018
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 05, 2017 in a Facebook ad:
"Elizabeth Warren doesn't think Obamacare goes far enough: ‘The next step is single payer.' Does Sen. Nelson agree? He has in the past ... Sen. Nelson votes with Warren 90 percent of the time."
By Amy Sherman• July 19, 2017
60 Plus Association stated on June 06, 2012 in a television ad:
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012

Articles (151)

The Message Machine: Colorado edition

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2010

Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race

By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012

Fact-checking Florida's U.S. Senate debate

By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012

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

By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2018

Bill Nelson, health care and "the deciding vote"

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012

Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad on Bill Nelson

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 15, 2012

George LeMieux vs. Bill Nelson on earmarks

By Robert Farley• May 13, 2011

Chamber of Commerce distorts facts on Medicare

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 15, 2012

It is a special deal for Ben Nelson and Nebraska

By Robert Farley• December 23, 2009

Nelson, Scott fact-checked each other in their first Florida Senate debate. We fact-checked them

By Kyra Haas, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2018

PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela

By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2013

"The deciding vote?" All 60 of them!

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012

Syrian rebels include extremists, but how many?

By Lilly Maier• September 30, 2013

TV ad claims it has 'the facts' on Bill Nelson, then unrolls falsehoods

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2012

Fact-checking George LeMieux

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2012

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

By Amy Sherman• August 29, 2018

Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

By Bill McCarthy• April 8, 2021

Drilling for the truth in the oil drilling debate

By Aaron Sharockman• October 6, 2009

El primer debate de Bill Nelson y Rick Scott en la Florida, chequeado

By Kyra Haas, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2018

Checking Florida voting claims

By Katie Sanders• June 7, 2012