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 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." Don Gaetz stated on June 11, 2013 in an op-ed: "More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed." 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." Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants. Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2013 in a Web ad: "Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it." Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release: "This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century." Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in 2013-14 veto message: "We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years." Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit." Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone." Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary Charlie Crist stated on May 8, 2013 in a Facebook post: On support for gay marriage Allison Tant stated on April 30, 2013 in a Florida Voices column: Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent. Broward Democratic Executive Committee stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release: Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012. Rick Scott stated on April 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Every Florida teacher gets a pay raise." Friends of Miami First stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer: The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs." Adam Schefter stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft: "Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad." Charles Van Zant stated on April 18, 2013 in House floor debate on HB 845: "Abortionists have reduced our black population by more than 25 percent since 1973." Christopher L. Smith stated on April 21, 2013 in a column in the South Florida Sun Sentinel: The election bill "allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary." Carlos Gimenez stated on April 10, 2013 in a county commission meeting: The Miami Dolphins "are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes." Associated Industries of Florida stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV ad: The "working tax cut" created "over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years." Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent." Lenny Curry stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13: "Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion." Americans United for Life stated on April 9, 2013 in a committee hearing on SB 1636: "In 2010 alone, 1,270 infants were reported to have died following attempted abortions and notably that is only one year." American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists." Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters: Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries." Brian Anderson stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: "Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida." Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower." Nadine Smith stated on March 27, 2013 in a press release: "The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime." Marion Hammer stated on April 2, 2013 in a committee hearing: Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."
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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." Don Gaetz stated on June 11, 2013 in an op-ed: "More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed." 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." Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants. Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2013 in a Web ad: "Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it." Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release: "This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century." Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in 2013-14 veto message: "We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years." Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit." Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone." Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary Charlie Crist stated on May 8, 2013 in a Facebook post: On support for gay marriage Allison Tant stated on April 30, 2013 in a Florida Voices column: Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent. Broward Democratic Executive Committee stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release: Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012. Rick Scott stated on April 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Every Florida teacher gets a pay raise." Friends of Miami First stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer: The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs." Adam Schefter stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft: "Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad." Charles Van Zant stated on April 18, 2013 in House floor debate on HB 845: "Abortionists have reduced our black population by more than 25 percent since 1973." Christopher L. Smith stated on April 21, 2013 in a column in the South Florida Sun Sentinel: The election bill "allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary." Carlos Gimenez stated on April 10, 2013 in a county commission meeting: The Miami Dolphins "are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes." Associated Industries of Florida stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV ad: The "working tax cut" created "over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years." Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent." Lenny Curry stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13: "Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion." Americans United for Life stated on April 9, 2013 in a committee hearing on SB 1636: "In 2010 alone, 1,270 infants were reported to have died following attempted abortions and notably that is only one year." American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists." Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters: Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries." Brian Anderson stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: "Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida." Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower." Nadine Smith stated on March 27, 2013 in a press release: "The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime." Marion Hammer stated on April 2, 2013 in a committee hearing: Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."
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."
Don Gaetz stated on June 11, 2013 in an op-ed: "More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed."
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."
Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants.
Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2013 in a Web ad: "Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it."
Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release: "This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."
Rick Scott stated on May 20, 2013 in 2013-14 veto message: "We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary
Allison Tant stated on April 30, 2013 in a Florida Voices column: Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.
Broward Democratic Executive Committee stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release: Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012.
Friends of Miami First stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer: The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs."
Adam Schefter stated on April 25, 2013 in a tweet about the NFL Draft: "Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad."
Charles Van Zant stated on April 18, 2013 in House floor debate on HB 845: "Abortionists have reduced our black population by more than 25 percent since 1973."
Christopher L. Smith stated on April 21, 2013 in a column in the South Florida Sun Sentinel: The election bill "allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary."
Carlos Gimenez stated on April 10, 2013 in a county commission meeting: The Miami Dolphins "are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes."
Associated Industries of Florida stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV ad: The "working tax cut" created "over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years."
Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent."
Lenny Curry stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13: "Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion."
Americans United for Life stated on April 9, 2013 in a committee hearing on SB 1636: "In 2010 alone, 1,270 infants were reported to have died following attempted abortions and notably that is only one year."
American Bird Conservancy stated on March 29, 2013 in a press release: A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature "would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists."
Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters: Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."
Brian Anderson stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: "Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida."
Frederica Wilson stated on April 5, 2013 in a press release: "Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower."
Nadine Smith stated on March 27, 2013 in a press release: "The financial penalties imposed" on gay couples "can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime."
Marion Hammer stated on April 2, 2013 in a committee hearing: Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."
