Latest True Fact-checks in Florida Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history." Jeb Bush stated on August 21, 2015 in a fundraising email: "Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history." Jeb Bush stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood." Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement: Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C." Carlos Curbelo stated on July 10, 2015 in a radio interview: Says Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trump's last wedding. Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website: Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200." Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries." Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies." Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event: "Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world." Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects. Charlie Crist stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs. Gwen Graham stated on September 25, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland "voted to keep the shutdown going." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." Progressive Choice Florida stated on March 30, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan." Republican Party of Florida stated on April 10, 2014 in an email : "In 2006, Charlie Crist opposed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants." David Jolly stated on February 25, 2014 in a Congressional campaign debate: Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed." Alex Sink stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate: Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago." Mike Scott stated on January 11, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Trey Radel does not even qualify to drive a Lee County school bus at this point, yet he occupies a seat in Congress." Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: "Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester." Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a rally announcing his candidacy for governor: Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week." League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls." Chris Latvala stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet: "Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown. Bill Nelson stated on September 19, 2013 in a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed: "Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history." Jeb Bush stated on August 21, 2015 in a fundraising email: "Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history." Jeb Bush stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood." Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement: Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C." Carlos Curbelo stated on July 10, 2015 in a radio interview: Says Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trump's last wedding. Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website: Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200." Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries." Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies." Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event: "Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world." Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects. Charlie Crist stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs. Gwen Graham stated on September 25, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland "voted to keep the shutdown going." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." Progressive Choice Florida stated on March 30, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan." Republican Party of Florida stated on April 10, 2014 in an email : "In 2006, Charlie Crist opposed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants." David Jolly stated on February 25, 2014 in a Congressional campaign debate: Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed." Alex Sink stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate: Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago." Mike Scott stated on January 11, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Trey Radel does not even qualify to drive a Lee County school bus at this point, yet he occupies a seat in Congress." Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: "Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense." Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester." Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a rally announcing his candidacy for governor: Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week." League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls." Chris Latvala stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet: "Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator." Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown. Bill Nelson stated on September 19, 2013 in a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed: "Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes."
Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history."
Jeb Bush stated on August 21, 2015 in a fundraising email: "Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history."
Jeb Bush stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood."
Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement: Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C."
Carlos Curbelo stated on July 10, 2015 in a radio interview: Says Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trump's last wedding.
Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website: Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history."
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years."
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor.
Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200."
Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries."
Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’: A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."
Jeb Bush stated on December 1, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event: "Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
Charlie Crist stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.
Gwen Graham stated on September 25, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland "voted to keep the shutdown going."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water."
Progressive Choice Florida stated on March 30, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Charlie Crist "implemented Jeb Bush’s A+ Plan."
Republican Party of Florida stated on April 10, 2014 in an email : "In 2006, Charlie Crist opposed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."
David Jolly stated on February 25, 2014 in a Congressional campaign debate: Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that "Social Security is not guaranteed."
Alex Sink stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate: Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."
Mike Scott stated on January 11, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Trey Radel does not even qualify to drive a Lee County school bus at this point, yet he occupies a seat in Congress."
Pam Bondi stated on October 24, 2013 in an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court: "Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense."
Marco Rubio stated on November 20, 2013 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "I did not support the sequester."
Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a rally announcing his candidacy for governor: Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week."
League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
Chris Latvala stated on October 9, 2013 in a tweet: "Many don’t know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator."
Mario Diaz-Balart stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.
Bill Nelson stated on September 19, 2013 in a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed: "Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."