Latest Fact-checks by Amy Sherman 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 Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown." Jonathan Karl stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week": "Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage." Alan Grayson stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state." 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." 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." Marco Rubio stated on July 26, 2013 in a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times: Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs." 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." X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" 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. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 1, 2013 in a tweet: The shutdown is projected to result in "$10 billion in costs to the economy per week." 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." Rick Scott stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators: "Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release: "The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government." Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly. Nan Rich stated on September 11, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: "We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education." 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." Libertarian Party of Broward County stated on August 22, 2013 in the Libertarian Party of Broward website: The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." Rene Garcia stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting: Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state." Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates." 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." Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." 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. Jesse Jackson stated on July 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence. Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%." 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." Miami-Dade County stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document: Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water." 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."
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Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown." Jonathan Karl stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week": "Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage." Alan Grayson stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state." 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." 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." Marco Rubio stated on July 26, 2013 in a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times: Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs." 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." X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" 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. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 1, 2013 in a tweet: The shutdown is projected to result in "$10 billion in costs to the economy per week." 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." Rick Scott stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators: "Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release: "The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government." Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly. Nan Rich stated on September 11, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: "We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education." 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." Libertarian Party of Broward County stated on August 22, 2013 in the Libertarian Party of Broward website: The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." Rene Garcia stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting: Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state." Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates." 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." Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." 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. Jesse Jackson stated on July 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence. Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%." 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." Miami-Dade County stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document: Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water." 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."
Charlie Crist stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech announcing his candidacy for governor: Charlie Crist stopped "layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown."
Jonathan Karl stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week": "Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
Alan Grayson stated on October 26, 2013 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state."
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."
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."
Marco Rubio stated on July 26, 2013 in a statement given to the Tampa Bay Times: Common Core is being "used by the Obama Administration to turn the Department of Education into what is effectively a national school board."
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs."
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."
X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!"
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.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 1, 2013 in a tweet: The shutdown is projected to result in "$10 billion in costs to the economy per week."
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."
Rick Scott stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators: "Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements."
Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2013 in a press release: "The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government."
Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
Nan Rich stated on September 11, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: "We’re 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education."
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."
Libertarian Party of Broward County stated on August 22, 2013 in the Libertarian Party of Broward website: The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S."
Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
Rene Garcia stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting: Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state."
Pam Stewart stated on August 19, 2013 in a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald": Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
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."
Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
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.
Jesse Jackson stated on July 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Homicides against blacks have tripled" since Florida’s "stand your ground" law has been in existence.
Rick Scott stated on July 16, 2013 in a tweet: "The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
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."
Miami-Dade County stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document: Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."
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."
