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 Mike Haridopolos stated on January 12, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education." Jeb Bush stated on January 9, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald': "A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..." Allen West stated on January 2, 2011 in a Fox News TV show: "We had an amendment in the health care law that said the federal government is going to take over education." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 9, 2011 in comments on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Says the person who Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West first hired as chief of staff told people attending a Tea Party rally that, 'We will use bullets if ballots don't work.' Jeb Bush stated on January 3, 2011 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.: "In 1998, nearly half of Florida's fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read." Dean Cannon stated on December 8, 2010 in a newspaper interview: House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience. Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common." Martin Kiar stated on December 14, 2010 in a meeting: "You can go to Georgia and make about $6,000 more a year as a teacher." John Mica stated on November 25, 2010 in a Fox News interview.: TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average." Rick Scott stated on December 14, 2010 in a meeting with state legislators.: "We are the only state in the country that state employees don't contribute [to their pensions]." John Mica stated on November 18, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC.: "On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 1, 2010 in a press release: "A 5 percent increase in domestic production would increase the world supply by less than 1 percent and do almost nothing to our dependence on foreign oil. This would also have virtually no effect on the price of gas at the pump." Bill Montford stated on December 8, 2010 in comments to a newspaper.: The state has "less employees this year than we did last year." Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech: "The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years." Alex Sink stated on December 7, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid." Allen West stated on November 21, 2010 in TV interview: The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down." Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy. Vern Buchanan stated on December 2, 2010 in a web video.: "In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida." Dick Greco stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor: "Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City." Rick Scott stated on December 2, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: On offshore oil drilling. Ronda Storms stated on December 1, 2010 in a newspaper interview.: Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on." Bill Nelson stated on November 30, 2010 in Senate floor votes: On banning earmarks. Alan Grayson stated on November 17, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.: "The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year in tax cuts." Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times: "Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health." Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech to the Council of 100: Regulations are an "endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence." Frederica Wilson stated on November 17, 2010 in an interview for a Miami Herald blog: The U.S. House rule barring members from wearing hats while in session dates back to the 1800s and can be waived by the speaker. Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech: The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature. Joyce Kaufman stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio show: "Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " Steven Schale stated on November 15, 2010 in a posting on Twitter.: "Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million." Mike Haridopolos stated on November 2, 2010 in a post-election interview.: "This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years."
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Mike Haridopolos stated on January 12, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education." Jeb Bush stated on January 9, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald': "A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..." Allen West stated on January 2, 2011 in a Fox News TV show: "We had an amendment in the health care law that said the federal government is going to take over education." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 9, 2011 in comments on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Says the person who Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West first hired as chief of staff told people attending a Tea Party rally that, 'We will use bullets if ballots don't work.' Jeb Bush stated on January 3, 2011 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.: "In 1998, nearly half of Florida's fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read." Dean Cannon stated on December 8, 2010 in a newspaper interview: House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience. Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common." Martin Kiar stated on December 14, 2010 in a meeting: "You can go to Georgia and make about $6,000 more a year as a teacher." John Mica stated on November 25, 2010 in a Fox News interview.: TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average." Rick Scott stated on December 14, 2010 in a meeting with state legislators.: "We are the only state in the country that state employees don't contribute [to their pensions]." John Mica stated on November 18, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC.: "On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 1, 2010 in a press release: "A 5 percent increase in domestic production would increase the world supply by less than 1 percent and do almost nothing to our dependence on foreign oil. This would also have virtually no effect on the price of gas at the pump." Bill Montford stated on December 8, 2010 in comments to a newspaper.: The state has "less employees this year than we did last year." Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech: "The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years." Alex Sink stated on December 7, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid." Allen West stated on November 21, 2010 in TV interview: The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down." Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy. Vern Buchanan stated on December 2, 2010 in a web video.: "In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida." Dick Greco stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor: "Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City." Rick Scott stated on December 2, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: On offshore oil drilling. Ronda Storms stated on December 1, 2010 in a newspaper interview.: Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on." Bill Nelson stated on November 30, 2010 in Senate floor votes: On banning earmarks. Alan Grayson stated on November 17, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.: "The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year in tax cuts." Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times: "Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health." Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech to the Council of 100: Regulations are an "endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence." Frederica Wilson stated on November 17, 2010 in an interview for a Miami Herald blog: The U.S. House rule barring members from wearing hats while in session dates back to the 1800s and can be waived by the speaker. Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech: The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature. Joyce Kaufman stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio show: "Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " Steven Schale stated on November 15, 2010 in a posting on Twitter.: "Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million." Mike Haridopolos stated on November 2, 2010 in a post-election interview.: "This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years."
Mike Haridopolos stated on January 12, 2011 in comments to reporters.: "Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education."
Jeb Bush stated on January 9, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald': "A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..."
Allen West stated on January 2, 2011 in a Fox News TV show: "We had an amendment in the health care law that said the federal government is going to take over education."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 9, 2011 in comments on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Says the person who Florida U.S. Rep. Allen West first hired as chief of staff told people attending a Tea Party rally that, 'We will use bullets if ballots don't work.'
Jeb Bush stated on January 3, 2011 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.: "In 1998, nearly half of Florida's fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read."
Dean Cannon stated on December 8, 2010 in a newspaper interview: House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience.
Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common."
Martin Kiar stated on December 14, 2010 in a meeting: "You can go to Georgia and make about $6,000 more a year as a teacher."
John Mica stated on November 25, 2010 in a Fox News interview.: TSA "started off with 16,500 screeners and the agency has mushroomed to 67,000 employees with 3,590 administrative people ... making over $105,000 per year on average."
Rick Scott stated on December 14, 2010 in a meeting with state legislators.: "We are the only state in the country that state employees don't contribute [to their pensions]."
John Mica stated on November 18, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC.: "On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 1, 2010 in a press release: "A 5 percent increase in domestic production would increase the world supply by less than 1 percent and do almost nothing to our dependence on foreign oil. This would also have virtually no effect on the price of gas at the pump."
Bill Montford stated on December 8, 2010 in comments to a newspaper.: The state has "less employees this year than we did last year."
Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech: "The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years."
Alex Sink stated on December 7, 2010 in a meeting of the Florida Cabinet: "150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid."
Allen West stated on November 21, 2010 in TV interview: The U.S. "had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down."
Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy.
Vern Buchanan stated on December 2, 2010 in a web video.: "In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida."
Dick Greco stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor: "Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City."
Ronda Storms stated on December 1, 2010 in a newspaper interview.: Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on."
Alan Grayson stated on November 17, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.: "The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year in tax cuts."
Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times: "Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health."
Rick Scott stated on November 18, 2010 in a speech to the Council of 100: Regulations are an "endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence."
Frederica Wilson stated on November 17, 2010 in an interview for a Miami Herald blog: The U.S. House rule barring members from wearing hats while in session dates back to the 1800s and can be waived by the speaker.
Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech: The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.
Joyce Kaufman stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio show: "Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' "
Steven Schale stated on November 15, 2010 in a posting on Twitter.: "Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million."
Mike Haridopolos stated on November 2, 2010 in a post-election interview.: "This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years."
