Latest 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 H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack." American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 4, 2015 in an online post: "(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose." Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 10, 2015 in a Senate health policy committee hearing: Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state." Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before. David Jolly stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor: A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address: "The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the State of the State address: "We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the State of the State address: Education funding of $7,176 per student is a "historic level." Drug Policy Alliance stated on February 19, 2015 in an article in Politico: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison." Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com: "Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs." Marjorie Sanfilippo stated on February 16, 2015 in a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing: "200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi." Florida Badass Teachers Association stated on February 10, 2015 in a statement to the Miami Herald: Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year." Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States. Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN: One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it." Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on January 13, 2015 in a report on health care costs: "Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured." Jeff Clemens stated on January 20, 2015 in a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing: Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration. Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes." Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website: "Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "secured the highest possible bond rating" for the city of Tampa. Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies." Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike." Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income." Democratic National Committee stated on December 19, 2014 in a list of talking points: Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants. Marco Rubio stated on December 8, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official." Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a Wall Street Journal CEO Council event: "The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military" is 35 to 40 percent.
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H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack." American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 4, 2015 in an online post: "(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose." Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 10, 2015 in a Senate health policy committee hearing: Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state." Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before. David Jolly stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor: A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address: "The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the State of the State address: "We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the State of the State address: Education funding of $7,176 per student is a "historic level." Drug Policy Alliance stated on February 19, 2015 in an article in Politico: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison." Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com: "Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs." Marjorie Sanfilippo stated on February 16, 2015 in a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing: "200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi." Florida Badass Teachers Association stated on February 10, 2015 in a statement to the Miami Herald: Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year." Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States. Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN: One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it." Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on January 13, 2015 in a report on health care costs: "Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured." Jeff Clemens stated on January 20, 2015 in a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing: Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration. Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes." Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website: "Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "secured the highest possible bond rating" for the city of Tampa. Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies." Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike." Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income." Democratic National Committee stated on December 19, 2014 in a list of talking points: Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants. Marco Rubio stated on December 8, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official." Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a Wall Street Journal CEO Council event: "The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military" is 35 to 40 percent.
H. Marlene O'Toole stated on March 12, 2015 in House Education Appropriations Committee Hearing: The delay in school testing "was not that of a vendor, the problem was not that of the test materials itself, it was the product of a cyber attack."
American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 4, 2015 in an online post: "(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose."
Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 10, 2015 in a Senate health policy committee hearing: Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state."
Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before.
David Jolly stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor: A federal judge said President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional."
Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address: "The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states."
Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the State of the State address: "We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years."
Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the State of the State address: Education funding of $7,176 per student is a "historic level."
Drug Policy Alliance stated on February 19, 2015 in an article in Politico: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison."
Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com: "Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs."
Marjorie Sanfilippo stated on February 16, 2015 in a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing: "200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."
Florida Badass Teachers Association stated on February 10, 2015 in a statement to the Miami Herald: Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year."
Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States.
Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN: One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it."
Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on January 13, 2015 in a report on health care costs: "Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured."
Jeff Clemens stated on January 20, 2015 in a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing: Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration.
Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes."
Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website: "Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business."
Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation."
Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "secured the highest possible bond rating" for the city of Tampa.
Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."
Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike."
Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income."
Democratic National Committee stated on December 19, 2014 in a list of talking points: Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children."
Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference: Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2014 in a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President: A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho attempts to restrict the administration's ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.
Marco Rubio stated on December 8, 2014 in a news release: The authors of a report on CIA’s torture techniques "never interviewed a single CIA official."
Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a Wall Street Journal CEO Council event: "The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military" is 35 to 40 percent.
