Latest Mostly False 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 Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 3, 2013 in a Web video: Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives." Florida for All stated on January 20, 2014: "Rick Scott’s Administration spent over $100,000 of taxpayer money during their first voter purge attempt in 2012." Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami-Dade Chapter stated on January 16, 2014: In 2011, Carlos López-Cantera "staunchly supported" a Florida bill modeled after Arizona’s immigration law David Jolly stated on January 6, 2014 in comments at a public form: "I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling." Kathleen Peters stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected." Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show: The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group." David Jolly stated on December 13, 2013 in David Jolly in a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters: "Kathleen Peters refuses to ‘take a stand’ to repeal Obamacare." Ken Hagan stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times': Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs. Republican Party of Florida stated on December 17, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months." Florida Democratic Party stated on December 11, 2013 in an online video: Gov. Rick Scott "backed the federal shutdown." 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. 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." Citizens for Fairness stated on October 9, 2013 in in a campaign mailer: Amanda Murphy has "two vacation homes around the world." Florida Democratic Party stated on October 9, 2013 in a campaign mailer: Bill Gunter would "drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release: "The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government." Bill Foster stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do." Charlie Crist stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats: In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 22, 2013 in a YouTube video: "Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare." Rene Garcia stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting: Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state." Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview: Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen." Marco Rubio stated on July 31, 2013 in a Fox News interview: Under Obamacare, people who "have a doctor they’ve been seeing for the last 15 or 20 years, they won’t be able to keep going to that doctor." Florida Democratic Party stated on July 25, 2013 in the realrickscott.com website: Rick Scott "increased tuition at our state colleges and universities by double digits." Americans for Prosperity stated on July 23, 2013 in a press release: Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate. X posts stated on July 14, 2013 in tweets: "In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and today’s verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans."
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Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 3, 2013 in a Web video: Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives." Florida for All stated on January 20, 2014: "Rick Scott’s Administration spent over $100,000 of taxpayer money during their first voter purge attempt in 2012." Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami-Dade Chapter stated on January 16, 2014: In 2011, Carlos López-Cantera "staunchly supported" a Florida bill modeled after Arizona’s immigration law David Jolly stated on January 6, 2014 in comments at a public form: "I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling." Kathleen Peters stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected." Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show: The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group." David Jolly stated on December 13, 2013 in David Jolly in a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters: "Kathleen Peters refuses to ‘take a stand’ to repeal Obamacare." Ken Hagan stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times': Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs. Republican Party of Florida stated on December 17, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months." Florida Democratic Party stated on December 11, 2013 in an online video: Gov. Rick Scott "backed the federal shutdown." 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. 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." Citizens for Fairness stated on October 9, 2013 in in a campaign mailer: Amanda Murphy has "two vacation homes around the world." Florida Democratic Party stated on October 9, 2013 in a campaign mailer: Bill Gunter would "drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release: "The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government." Bill Foster stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do." Charlie Crist stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats: In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 22, 2013 in a YouTube video: "Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare." Rene Garcia stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting: Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state." Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview: Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen." Marco Rubio stated on July 31, 2013 in a Fox News interview: Under Obamacare, people who "have a doctor they’ve been seeing for the last 15 or 20 years, they won’t be able to keep going to that doctor." Florida Democratic Party stated on July 25, 2013 in the realrickscott.com website: Rick Scott "increased tuition at our state colleges and universities by double digits." Americans for Prosperity stated on July 23, 2013 in a press release: Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate. X posts stated on July 14, 2013 in tweets: "In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and today’s verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans."
Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 3, 2013 in a Web video: Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives."
Florida for All stated on January 20, 2014: "Rick Scott’s Administration spent over $100,000 of taxpayer money during their first voter purge attempt in 2012."
Democratic Hispanic Caucus, Miami-Dade Chapter stated on January 16, 2014: In 2011, Carlos López-Cantera "staunchly supported" a Florida bill modeled after Arizona’s immigration law
David Jolly stated on January 6, 2014 in comments at a public form: "I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling."
Kathleen Peters stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show: The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group."
David Jolly stated on December 13, 2013 in David Jolly in a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters: "Kathleen Peters refuses to ‘take a stand’ to repeal Obamacare."
Ken Hagan stated on December 16, 2013 in an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times': Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs.
Republican Party of Florida stated on December 17, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months."
Florida Democratic Party stated on December 11, 2013 in an online video: Gov. Rick Scott "backed the federal shutdown."
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Citizens for Fairness stated on October 9, 2013 in in a campaign mailer: Amanda Murphy has "two vacation homes around the world."
Florida Democratic Party stated on October 9, 2013 in a campaign mailer: Bill Gunter would "drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations."
Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release: "The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government."
Bill Foster stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do."
Charlie Crist stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats: In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."
Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 22, 2013 in a YouTube video: "Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare."
Rene Garcia stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting: Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state."
Marco Rubio stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview: Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
Marco Rubio stated on July 31, 2013 in a Fox News interview: Under Obamacare, people who "have a doctor they’ve been seeing for the last 15 or 20 years, they won’t be able to keep going to that doctor."
Florida Democratic Party stated on July 25, 2013 in the realrickscott.com website: Rick Scott "increased tuition at our state colleges and universities by double digits."
Americans for Prosperity stated on July 23, 2013 in a press release: Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate.
X posts stated on July 14, 2013 in tweets: "In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and today’s verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans."
