Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Florida 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 Matt Gaetz dicho el Febrero 7, 2019 en an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing." Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 8, 2018 en a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law." Scott Galloway dicho el Noviembre 7, 2018 en a tweet: "The number of people who just got their voting rights restored in Florida is greater than the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine and New Hampshire." Ron DeSantis dicho el Octubre 24, 2018 en a debate at Broward College: Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate. Andrew Gillum dicho el Septiembre 30, 2018 en CBS4 interview: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate." Ron DeSantis dicho el Septiembre 23, 2018 en CBS4 interview: Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running." Rick Scott dicho el Septiembre 18, 2018 en an ad: Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security." Republican Governors Association dicho el Septiembre 12, 2018 en an ad: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars." Andrew Gillum dicho el Agosto 29, 2018 en an MSNBC interview: Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks." Florida Democratic Party dicho el Agosto 5, 2018 en a tweet: Says Rick Scott "cut $700 million from water management." Jeff Greene dicho el Julio 29, 2018 en a TV interview: "There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level." Ron DeSantis dicho el Junio 28, 2018 en a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." Bill Nelson dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast." Andrew Gillum dicho el Junio 20, 2018 en a debate: Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced." Gwen Graham dicho el Mayo 18, 2018 en a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones." Florida Democratic Party dicho el Abril 17, 2018 en a tweet: "X marks the spot at every HCA location where (Gov. Rick Scott) probably defrauded taxpayers." Perry Thurston dicho el Febrero 26, 2018 en a Senate committee meeting: "Florida is one of only 10 states that totally prohibit a (firearm) registry." Giffords dicho el Febrero 20, 2018 en a TV ad: "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." Joy Reid dicho el Febrero 14, 2018 en a tweet: "One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third." Corey Lewandowski dicho el Febrero 11, 2018 en a rally in Sarasota: "Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected." Kionne McGhee dicho el Enero 25, 2018 en a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." Carlos Curbelo dicho el Diciembre 10, 2017 en a television interview: The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does. Chris King dicho el Octubre 28, 2017 en a response during the Democratic Forum: "Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2017 en an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit." Rick Kriseman dicho el Julio 25, 2017 en a mayoral debate: "The number of complaints against police officers has decreased from an average when Mr. (Rick) Baker was mayor from 78 to 14." Rick Kriseman dicho el Julio 23, 2017 en posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016. Rick Baker dicho el Julio 13, 2017 en an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: "We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent." Al Gore dicho el Junio 4, 2017 en an interview on Fox News Sunday: "70 percent of Florida is in drought today." Samantha Bee dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
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Matt Gaetz dicho el Febrero 7, 2019 en an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing." Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 8, 2018 en a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law." Scott Galloway dicho el Noviembre 7, 2018 en a tweet: "The number of people who just got their voting rights restored in Florida is greater than the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine and New Hampshire." Ron DeSantis dicho el Octubre 24, 2018 en a debate at Broward College: Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate. Andrew Gillum dicho el Septiembre 30, 2018 en CBS4 interview: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate." Ron DeSantis dicho el Septiembre 23, 2018 en CBS4 interview: Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running." Rick Scott dicho el Septiembre 18, 2018 en an ad: Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security." Republican Governors Association dicho el Septiembre 12, 2018 en an ad: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars." Andrew Gillum dicho el Agosto 29, 2018 en an MSNBC interview: Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks." Florida Democratic Party dicho el Agosto 5, 2018 en a tweet: Says Rick Scott "cut $700 million from water management." Jeff Greene dicho el Julio 29, 2018 en a TV interview: "There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level." Ron DeSantis dicho el Junio 28, 2018 en a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." Bill Nelson dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast." Andrew Gillum dicho el Junio 20, 2018 en a debate: Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced." Gwen Graham dicho el Mayo 18, 2018 en a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones." Florida Democratic Party dicho el Abril 17, 2018 en a tweet: "X marks the spot at every HCA location where (Gov. Rick Scott) probably defrauded taxpayers." Perry Thurston dicho el Febrero 26, 2018 en a Senate committee meeting: "Florida is one of only 10 states that totally prohibit a (firearm) registry." Giffords dicho el Febrero 20, 2018 en a TV ad: "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." Joy Reid dicho el Febrero 14, 2018 en a tweet: "One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third." Corey Lewandowski dicho el Febrero 11, 2018 en a rally in Sarasota: "Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected." Kionne McGhee dicho el Enero 25, 2018 en a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." Carlos Curbelo dicho el Diciembre 10, 2017 en a television interview: The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does. Chris King dicho el Octubre 28, 2017 en a response during the Democratic Forum: "Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2017 en an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit." Rick Kriseman dicho el Julio 25, 2017 en a mayoral debate: "The number of complaints against police officers has decreased from an average when Mr. (Rick) Baker was mayor from 78 to 14." Rick Kriseman dicho el Julio 23, 2017 en posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016. Rick Baker dicho el Julio 13, 2017 en an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: "We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent." Al Gore dicho el Junio 4, 2017 en an interview on Fox News Sunday: "70 percent of Florida is in drought today." Samantha Bee dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
Matt Gaetz dicho el Febrero 7, 2019 en an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 8, 2018 en a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law."
Scott Galloway dicho el Noviembre 7, 2018 en a tweet: "The number of people who just got their voting rights restored in Florida is greater than the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine and New Hampshire."
Ron DeSantis dicho el Octubre 24, 2018 en a debate at Broward College: Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate.
Andrew Gillum dicho el Septiembre 30, 2018 en CBS4 interview: Says Tallahassee "is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate."
Ron DeSantis dicho el Septiembre 23, 2018 en CBS4 interview: Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running."
Rick Scott dicho el Septiembre 18, 2018 en an ad: Says Bill Nelson "skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security."
Republican Governors Association dicho el Septiembre 12, 2018 en an ad: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars."
Andrew Gillum dicho el Agosto 29, 2018 en an MSNBC interview: Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks."
Florida Democratic Party dicho el Agosto 5, 2018 en a tweet: Says Rick Scott "cut $700 million from water management."
Jeff Greene dicho el Julio 29, 2018 en a TV interview: "There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level."
Ron DeSantis dicho el Junio 28, 2018 en a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
Bill Nelson dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast."
Andrew Gillum dicho el Junio 20, 2018 en a debate: Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced."
Gwen Graham dicho el Mayo 18, 2018 en a Facebook post: "So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones."
Florida Democratic Party dicho el Abril 17, 2018 en a tweet: "X marks the spot at every HCA location where (Gov. Rick Scott) probably defrauded taxpayers."
Perry Thurston dicho el Febrero 26, 2018 en a Senate committee meeting: "Florida is one of only 10 states that totally prohibit a (firearm) registry."
Giffords dicho el Febrero 20, 2018 en a TV ad: "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."
Corey Lewandowski dicho el Febrero 11, 2018 en a rally in Sarasota: "Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected."
Kionne McGhee dicho el Enero 25, 2018 en a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."
Carlos Curbelo dicho el Diciembre 10, 2017 en a television interview: The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does.
Chris King dicho el Octubre 28, 2017 en a response during the Democratic Forum: "Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males."
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2017 en an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit."
Rick Kriseman dicho el Julio 25, 2017 en a mayoral debate: "The number of complaints against police officers has decreased from an average when Mr. (Rick) Baker was mayor from 78 to 14."
Rick Kriseman dicho el Julio 23, 2017 en posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Rick Baker dicho el Julio 13, 2017 en an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: "We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent."
Al Gore dicho el Junio 4, 2017 en an interview on Fox News Sunday: "70 percent of Florida is in drought today."
Samantha Bee dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break."
Desmond Meade dicho el Mayo 10, 2017 en Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
