Latest Mostly True 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 Rick Scott stated on May 10, 2012 in TV interview: Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf." Rick Scott stated on April 18, 2012 in radio interview: "About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now." Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press: "It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order." Luis Garcia stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says David Rivera "received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Congressman Spencer Bachus, who is currently under House Ethics investigation for insider trading." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud." Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview with WTSP: "In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades." Bill Proctor stated on January 6, 2012 in a newspaper article: "Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level." Connie Mack stated on February 4, 2012 in an interview: "I have a very conservative voting record." Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012." Joe Biden stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee: "Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’ No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad: Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures. Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions." Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in State of the State address: Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida. Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation." Rod Smith stated on October 29, 2011 in speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention: "Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio show interview: Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph. Bill Nelson stated on October 11, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: Says it wasn't until he and a Senate colleague were able to "wrangle the actual streaming video" from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow. No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. Matt Gaetz stated on September 29, 2011 in an op-ed article: "A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol." Mike Fasano stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article: "Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage." No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: "The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." Rick Scott stated on September 14, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011. Alan Grayson stated on September 1, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: "$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa: "In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s." Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS. George LeMieux stated on August 1, 2011 in a Web post Aug. 1, 2011: Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks." Cliff Stearns stated on July 6, 2011 in a press release: "Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts."
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Rick Scott stated on May 10, 2012 in TV interview: Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf." Rick Scott stated on April 18, 2012 in radio interview: "About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now." Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press: "It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order." Luis Garcia stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says David Rivera "received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Congressman Spencer Bachus, who is currently under House Ethics investigation for insider trading." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud." Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview with WTSP: "In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades." Bill Proctor stated on January 6, 2012 in a newspaper article: "Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level." Connie Mack stated on February 4, 2012 in an interview: "I have a very conservative voting record." Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012." Joe Biden stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee: "Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’ No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad: Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures. Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions." Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in State of the State address: Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida. Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation." Rod Smith stated on October 29, 2011 in speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention: "Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio show interview: Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph. Bill Nelson stated on October 11, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: Says it wasn't until he and a Senate colleague were able to "wrangle the actual streaming video" from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow. No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools. Matt Gaetz stated on September 29, 2011 in an op-ed article: "A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol." Mike Fasano stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article: "Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage." No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: "The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." Rick Scott stated on September 14, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011. Alan Grayson stated on September 1, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: "$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa: "In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s." Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS. George LeMieux stated on August 1, 2011 in a Web post Aug. 1, 2011: Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks." Cliff Stearns stated on July 6, 2011 in a press release: "Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts."
Rick Scott stated on May 10, 2012 in TV interview: Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
Rick Scott stated on April 18, 2012 in radio interview: "About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now."
Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press: "It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order."
Luis Garcia stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign press release: Says David Rivera "received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Congressman Spencer Bachus, who is currently under House Ethics investigation for insider trading."
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview with WTSP: "In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year."
Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
Bill Proctor stated on January 6, 2012 in a newspaper article: "Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level."
Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
Joe Biden stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee: "Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years."
Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’
No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad: Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.
Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions."
Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in State of the State address: Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.
Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation."
Rod Smith stated on October 29, 2011 in speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention: "Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio show interview: Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph.
Bill Nelson stated on October 11, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: Says it wasn't until he and a Senate colleague were able to "wrangle the actual streaming video" from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow.
No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools.
Matt Gaetz stated on September 29, 2011 in an op-ed article: "A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol."
Mike Fasano stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article: "Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: "The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world."
Rick Scott stated on September 14, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.
Alan Grayson stated on September 1, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: "$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa: "In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
George LeMieux stated on August 1, 2011 in a Web post Aug. 1, 2011: Says Adam Hasner’s record includes "requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks."
Cliff Stearns stated on July 6, 2011 in a press release: "Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts."
