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Bloggers stated on June 01, 2016 in Internet posts:

Say video "shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• June 1, 2016

Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping:

"Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan."

By Lee Bergquist• September 3, 2010

Charlie Crist stated on November 04, 2013 in a rally announcing his candidacy for governor:

Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week."

By Katie Sanders• November 4, 2013

Donald Trump stated on November 02, 2016 in a rally in Pensacola, Fla.:

The media "never show crowds."

By Allison Graves• November 3, 2016

Dennis Kucinich stated on August 16, 2010 in a video posted online:

"The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less."

By Robert Higgs• September 1, 2010

Lindsay Cross stated on January 03, 2023 in a press release:

"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."

By Yacob Reyes• January 13, 2023

New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on June 27, 2011 in a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters:

"Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation."

By Jake Berry• July 10, 2011

Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:

Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."

By Lauren Carroll• October 2, 2014

Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the past weekend at her VACATION COTTAGE at Birch Lake. Violating her own EXECUTIVE ORDER.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 24, 2020

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.’"

By Amy Sherman• September 4, 2012

Bill Foster stated on July 09, 2013 in a campaign brochure:

"Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."

By Katie Sanders• July 19, 2013

Russ Feingold stated on July 13, 2010 in a campaign ad:

Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies."

By Cary Spivak• September 3, 2010

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."

By Joshua Gillin• February 26, 2016

John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference:

Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.

By Aaron Marshall• January 7, 2013

Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad:

"As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "

By Lauren Carroll• July 2, 2014

Charlie Crist stated on July 01, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference:

"I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."

By Cristina Silva• July 2, 2010

Rick Scott stated on September 14, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.

By Amy Sherman• September 23, 2011

Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.:

"We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common."

By Laura Figueroa• December 22, 2010

Wisconsin Sierra Club stated on July 23, 2011 in in campaign fliers:

Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is "allowing mercury to harm our children" because she voted against an electronics recycling bill.

By Dave Umhoefer• August 5, 2011

John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message:

"Obama has more czars than the Romanovs."

By Robert Farley• June 12, 2009

Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin

By Eric Litke• June 26, 2020

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

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

PolitiFact partnering with NBC News for 2016 election

By Aaron Sharockman• December 13, 2015

Examining Florida's Sunshine Law in wake of Gerald Bailey controversy

By Joshua Gillin• February 2, 2015

Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control

By Bill McCarthy• February 1, 2021

Donald Trump credited this immigration graphic with saving his life. What did it show?

By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 18, 2024

Does St. Petersburg have the No. 3 waterfront in all of North America?

By Joshua Gillin• August 2, 2013

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s defense of Scott Pruitt’s rent, security, EPA record

By Jon Greenberg• April 11, 2018

Rick Perry's borderline truth, chain emails up in flames: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• June 20, 2014

Understanding the USF budget battle

By Katie Sanders, Kim Wilmath• February 16, 2012

Fact-checking the Sunday Feb. 9 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• February 9, 2014

Fact-checking the St. Petersburg mayoral debate between Rick Baker, Rick Kriseman

By Allison Graves, Katie Sanders• July 26, 2017

What role do septic tanks play in the algae bloom crisis in Florida?

By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2018

Fact-checking the Feb. 9 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• February 9, 2014

It's Lieberman to the rescue

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 20, 2008

It's Promise Week!

By Bill Adair• August 10, 2011

New PolitiFact reporter focuses on fact-checking LGBTQ+ issues and rhetoric

By PolitiFact Staff • June 8, 2023

Super Bowl facts, falsehoods

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 1, 2014

Hurricane Irma: 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget

By Allison Graves• September 8, 2017

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