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 Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician." Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: "Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense." Dan Gelber stated on November 26, 2013 in Charlie Crist's campaign website: Gov. Charlie Crist "sought for and got approved the automatic restoration of felon rights for nonviolent offenders for the first time in Florida history." Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare." Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency." Charlie Crist stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester." Grady Judd stated on November 19, 2013 in a "Sun-Sentinel" editorial: Florida’s proposed amendment for medical marijuana would allow "people who alleged minor ailments such as muscle spasms, neck pain, back pain and even menstrual cramps (to qualify) for government-sanctioned pot-smoking." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at American Enterprise Institute: "The reason we have a national debt is not because of defense spending. What is driving our long-term debt are Medicare and Social Security programs." Rick Scott stated on November 15, 2013 in a news release about Florida's tourism statistics: Florida "remains the top travel destination across the world." Larry Ashley stated on November 7, 2013 in a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing: "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law. Ken Detzner stated on November 4, 2013 in a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing: One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status." Frank Fahrenkopf stated on October 19, 2013 in an opinion piece in the "Miami Herald": "The majority of people travelling to these destination resorts are not going for the primary purpose of gambling." Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt." Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown." Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 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." Friends of Clearwater PAC stated on October 21, 2013 in a flier: Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund." Alan Grayson stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state." League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls." Maria Sachs stated on October 1, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths." Pam Stewart stated on October 15, 2013 in a public hearing in Tampa: For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards." Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor.": In Florida, "300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they don’t have health insurance." Marco Rubio stated on July 26, 2013 in a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times: Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs." Sandra Stotsky stated on October 15, 2013 in during a public hearing: "Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts." Public comments at a Common Core hearing stated on October 15, 2013 in Tampa, Fla.: Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards. Tim Curtis stated on October 15, 2013 in a meeting about Common Core in Tampa: Common Core means "there are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you." 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."
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Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician." Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: "Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense." Dan Gelber stated on November 26, 2013 in Charlie Crist's campaign website: Gov. Charlie Crist "sought for and got approved the automatic restoration of felon rights for nonviolent offenders for the first time in Florida history." Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare." Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency." Charlie Crist stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester." Grady Judd stated on November 19, 2013 in a "Sun-Sentinel" editorial: Florida’s proposed amendment for medical marijuana would allow "people who alleged minor ailments such as muscle spasms, neck pain, back pain and even menstrual cramps (to qualify) for government-sanctioned pot-smoking." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at American Enterprise Institute: "The reason we have a national debt is not because of defense spending. What is driving our long-term debt are Medicare and Social Security programs." Rick Scott stated on November 15, 2013 in a news release about Florida's tourism statistics: Florida "remains the top travel destination across the world." Larry Ashley stated on November 7, 2013 in a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing: "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law. Ken Detzner stated on November 4, 2013 in a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing: One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status." Frank Fahrenkopf stated on October 19, 2013 in an opinion piece in the "Miami Herald": "The majority of people travelling to these destination resorts are not going for the primary purpose of gambling." Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt." Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown." Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 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." Friends of Clearwater PAC stated on October 21, 2013 in a flier: Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund." Alan Grayson stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state." League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls." Maria Sachs stated on October 1, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths." Pam Stewart stated on October 15, 2013 in a public hearing in Tampa: For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards." Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor.": In Florida, "300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they don’t have health insurance." Marco Rubio stated on July 26, 2013 in a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times: Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs." Sandra Stotsky stated on October 15, 2013 in during a public hearing: "Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts." Public comments at a Common Core hearing stated on October 15, 2013 in Tampa, Fla.: Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards. Tim Curtis stated on October 15, 2013 in a meeting about Common Core in Tampa: Common Core means "there are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you." 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."
Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician."
Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: "Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense."
Dan Gelber stated on November 26, 2013 in Charlie Crist's campaign website: Gov. Charlie Crist "sought for and got approved the automatic restoration of felon rights for nonviolent offenders for the first time in Florida history."
Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
Charlie Crist stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production."
Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester."
Grady Judd stated on November 19, 2013 in a "Sun-Sentinel" editorial: Florida’s proposed amendment for medical marijuana would allow "people who alleged minor ailments such as muscle spasms, neck pain, back pain and even menstrual cramps (to qualify) for government-sanctioned pot-smoking."
Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at American Enterprise Institute: "The reason we have a national debt is not because of defense spending. What is driving our long-term debt are Medicare and Social Security programs."
Rick Scott stated on November 15, 2013 in a news release about Florida's tourism statistics: Florida "remains the top travel destination across the world."
Larry Ashley stated on November 7, 2013 in a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing: "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law.
Ken Detzner stated on November 4, 2013 in a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing: One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status."
Frank Fahrenkopf stated on October 19, 2013 in an opinion piece in the "Miami Herald": "The majority of people travelling to these destination resorts are not going for the primary purpose of gambling."
Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt."
Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown."
Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 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."
Friends of Clearwater PAC stated on October 21, 2013 in a flier: Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods."
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."
Alan Grayson stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."
League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
Maria Sachs stated on October 1, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale: "In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths."
Pam Stewart stated on October 15, 2013 in a public hearing in Tampa: For the state of Florida, "there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards."
Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor.": In Florida, "300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they don’t have health insurance."
Marco Rubio stated on July 26, 2013 in a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times: Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board."
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs."
Sandra Stotsky stated on October 15, 2013 in during a public hearing: "Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."
Public comments at a Common Core hearing stated on October 15, 2013 in Tampa, Fla.: Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards.
Tim Curtis stated on October 15, 2013 in a meeting about Common Core in Tampa: Common Core means "there are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you."
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."
