Latest Fact-checks by Katie Sanders Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Bill Maher stated on October 25, 2013 in comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance." Van Jones stated on November 3, 2013 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": "Only 14 percent of Americans were able to keep these individual market plans for two years" before Obamacare became law. Lawrence O'Donnell stated on October 21, 2013 in 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The IRS has been specifically forbidden ... from ever actually pursuing either civil or criminal remedies" for people who don’t purchase health insurance. Sam Stein stated on October 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe': "No one beta-tested" healthcare.gov. Bill Foster stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate: "Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average." Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/mayoral debate: "Unfortunately, since Mr. Foster's been mayor ... there are less people employed in the city of St. Petersburg than there were prior to his taking office." Fact Check Florida stated on October 11, 2013 in a flier: A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was "inspired" by Gov. Rick Scott. Chris Latvala stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet: "Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator." Charlie Crist stated on September 22, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed: "Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas." Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers: "You have to get a license to fish on our beaches." Bill Foster stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do." Will Weatherford stated on September 10, 2013 in at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon: "One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state." Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview: Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Bill Foster stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it." Kathleen Ford stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate: "There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens." Rick Kriseman stated on July 28, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: "The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." Instagram posts stated on July 21, 2013 in Instagram posts: Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of "stand your ground." Bill Foster stated on July 9, 2013 in a campaign brochure: "Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade." Kathleen Ford stated on June 27, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders." Judicial Watch stated on July 10, 2013 in a press release: "A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman." Chain email stated on July 7, 2013 in a long-running chain email: Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally." United Florida Horsemen stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign: Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing." Rick Scott stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida. Florida Democratic Party stated on June 16, 2013 in a Web video: A study ranked Florida "No. 1 in government corruption" under Gov. Rick Scott. Bill Nelson stated on June 7, 2013 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: If Gov. Rick Scott activates "the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the state’s costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA." Bill Nelson stated on May 30, 2013 in an op-ed: Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law." Rick Scott stated on May 21, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal interview: "We cut taxes 24 times."
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Bill Maher stated on October 25, 2013 in comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance." Van Jones stated on November 3, 2013 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": "Only 14 percent of Americans were able to keep these individual market plans for two years" before Obamacare became law. Lawrence O'Donnell stated on October 21, 2013 in 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The IRS has been specifically forbidden ... from ever actually pursuing either civil or criminal remedies" for people who don’t purchase health insurance. Sam Stein stated on October 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe': "No one beta-tested" healthcare.gov. Bill Foster stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate: "Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average." Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/mayoral debate: "Unfortunately, since Mr. Foster's been mayor ... there are less people employed in the city of St. Petersburg than there were prior to his taking office." Fact Check Florida stated on October 11, 2013 in a flier: A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was "inspired" by Gov. Rick Scott. Chris Latvala stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet: "Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator." Charlie Crist stated on September 22, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed: "Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas." Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers: "You have to get a license to fish on our beaches." Bill Foster stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do." Will Weatherford stated on September 10, 2013 in at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon: "One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state." Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview: Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Bill Foster stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it." Kathleen Ford stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate: "There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens." Rick Kriseman stated on July 28, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: "The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." Instagram posts stated on July 21, 2013 in Instagram posts: Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of "stand your ground." Bill Foster stated on July 9, 2013 in a campaign brochure: "Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade." Kathleen Ford stated on June 27, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders." Judicial Watch stated on July 10, 2013 in a press release: "A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman." Chain email stated on July 7, 2013 in a long-running chain email: Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally." United Florida Horsemen stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign: Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing." Rick Scott stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida. Florida Democratic Party stated on June 16, 2013 in a Web video: A study ranked Florida "No. 1 in government corruption" under Gov. Rick Scott. Bill Nelson stated on June 7, 2013 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: If Gov. Rick Scott activates "the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the state’s costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA." Bill Nelson stated on May 30, 2013 in an op-ed: Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law." Rick Scott stated on May 21, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal interview: "We cut taxes 24 times."
Bill Maher stated on October 25, 2013 in comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance."
Van Jones stated on November 3, 2013 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": "Only 14 percent of Americans were able to keep these individual market plans for two years" before Obamacare became law.
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on October 21, 2013 in 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The IRS has been specifically forbidden ... from ever actually pursuing either civil or criminal remedies" for people who don’t purchase health insurance.
Sam Stein stated on October 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe': "No one beta-tested" healthcare.gov.
Bill Foster stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate: "Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average."
Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times/mayoral debate: "Unfortunately, since Mr. Foster's been mayor ... there are less people employed in the city of St. Petersburg than there were prior to his taking office."
Fact Check Florida stated on October 11, 2013 in a flier: A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was "inspired" by Gov. Rick Scott.
Chris Latvala stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet: "Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator."
Charlie Crist stated on September 22, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed: "Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas."
Rick Scott stated on September 18, 2013 in a conversation with workers: "You have to get a license to fish on our beaches."
Bill Foster stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do."
Will Weatherford stated on September 10, 2013 in at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon: "One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there."
Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state."
Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview: Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
Bill Foster stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."
Kathleen Ford stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate: "There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."
Rick Kriseman stated on July 28, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire: "The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project."
Instagram posts stated on July 21, 2013 in Instagram posts: Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of "stand your ground."
Bill Foster stated on July 9, 2013 in a campaign brochure: "Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."
Kathleen Ford stated on June 27, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders."
Judicial Watch stated on July 10, 2013 in a press release: "A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman."
Chain email stated on July 7, 2013 in a long-running chain email: Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally."
United Florida Horsemen stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign: Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing."
Rick Scott stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.
Florida Democratic Party stated on June 16, 2013 in a Web video: A study ranked Florida "No. 1 in government corruption" under Gov. Rick Scott.
Bill Nelson stated on June 7, 2013 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: If Gov. Rick Scott activates "the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the state’s costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA."
Bill Nelson stated on May 30, 2013 in an op-ed: Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law."
