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 Tony Perkins stated on June 30, 2013 in a TV interview: "We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail." United Florida Horsemen stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign: Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president." Bloggers stated on June 25, 2013 in a blog post on Breitbart: The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters. 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." 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."
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Tony Perkins stated on June 30, 2013 in a TV interview: "We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail." United Florida Horsemen stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign: Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president." Bloggers stated on June 25, 2013 in a blog post on Breitbart: The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters. 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." 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."
Tony Perkins stated on June 30, 2013 in a TV interview: "We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail."
United Florida Horsemen stated on June 21, 2013 in an ad campaign: Says Florida "rubber-stamped phony horse racing."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president."
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2013 in a blog post on Breitbart: The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters.
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."
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."
