Latest Half-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 Jeffrey Hernandez stated on March 23, 2012 in a letter to the Providence School District.: Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida. Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad: "Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too." Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook: "Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him." Christopher L. Smith stated on March 21, 2012 in a press release: Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent. Dennis Baxley stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC: "We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect." Marco Rubio stated on March 8, 2012 in a press release: The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast." Rick Scott stated on February 24, 2012 in at a public event: PIP fraud is "$1 billion in fraud." Heather Fiorentino stated on March 1, 2012 in a press release: Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: The U.S. has a "record number of oil rigs operating right now – more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined." Marco Rubio stated on February 9, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "The majority of Americans are conservatives." Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members: "Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities." Marco Rubio stated on January 24, 2012 in a prepared statement: Says Mitt Romney "was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse" Marco Rubio. Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it." Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote." Karen Harrington stated on January 9, 2012 in a website: "In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." Mitt Romney stated on January 6, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking." Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education." Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on October 26, 2011 in a newspaper article: "Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation." Steve Southerland stated on December 5, 2011 in in direct mail: "The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009." Sean Hannity stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack: Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time." George LeMieux stated on October 27, 2011 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times." Mitt Romney stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech: Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding." Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis." George LeMieux stated on October 5, 2011 in a video on a website: "The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F." Frank Brogan stated on October 19, 2011 in a meeting with state legislators: Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field. George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate." Bob Buckhorn stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV: "One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs." Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011: "In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty." Scott Randolph stated on August 11, 2011 in a TV interview: Gov. Rick Scott "is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs." Rick Scott stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: "I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus."
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Jeffrey Hernandez stated on March 23, 2012 in a letter to the Providence School District.: Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida. Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad: "Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too." Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook: "Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him." Christopher L. Smith stated on March 21, 2012 in a press release: Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent. Dennis Baxley stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC: "We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect." Marco Rubio stated on March 8, 2012 in a press release: The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast." Rick Scott stated on February 24, 2012 in at a public event: PIP fraud is "$1 billion in fraud." Heather Fiorentino stated on March 1, 2012 in a press release: Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: The U.S. has a "record number of oil rigs operating right now – more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined." Marco Rubio stated on February 9, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "The majority of Americans are conservatives." Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members: "Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities." Marco Rubio stated on January 24, 2012 in a prepared statement: Says Mitt Romney "was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse" Marco Rubio. Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it." Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote." Karen Harrington stated on January 9, 2012 in a website: "In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress." Mitt Romney stated on January 6, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking." Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education." Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on October 26, 2011 in a newspaper article: "Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation." Steve Southerland stated on December 5, 2011 in in direct mail: "The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009." Sean Hannity stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack: Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time." George LeMieux stated on October 27, 2011 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times." Mitt Romney stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech: Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding." Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis." George LeMieux stated on October 5, 2011 in a video on a website: "The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F." Frank Brogan stated on October 19, 2011 in a meeting with state legislators: Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field. George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate." Bob Buckhorn stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV: "One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs." Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011: "In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty." Scott Randolph stated on August 11, 2011 in a TV interview: Gov. Rick Scott "is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs." Rick Scott stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: "I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus."
Jeffrey Hernandez stated on March 23, 2012 in a letter to the Providence School District.: Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida.
Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad: "Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too."
Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook: "Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
Christopher L. Smith stated on March 21, 2012 in a press release: Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.
Dennis Baxley stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC: "We’ve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (‘stand your ground’) has been in effect."
Marco Rubio stated on March 8, 2012 in a press release: The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast."
Heather Fiorentino stated on March 1, 2012 in a press release: Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."
Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: The U.S. has a "record number of oil rigs operating right now – more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined."
Marco Rubio stated on February 9, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: "The majority of Americans are conservatives."
Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members: "Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities."
Marco Rubio stated on January 24, 2012 in a prepared statement: Says Mitt Romney "was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse" Marco Rubio.
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate in Tampa, Fla.: "When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it."
Restore Our Future stated on January 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says Rick Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."
Karen Harrington stated on January 9, 2012 in a website: "In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes — one of the worst records of any member of Congress."
Mitt Romney stated on January 6, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking."
Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education."
Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on October 26, 2011 in a newspaper article: "Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation."
Steve Southerland stated on December 5, 2011 in in direct mail: "The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009."
Sean Hannity stated on November 28, 2011 in a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack: Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time."
George LeMieux stated on October 27, 2011 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Connie Mack "voted to raise his own pay several times."
Mitt Romney stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech: Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding."
Adam Putnam stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning": Says the giant African land snail "carries human meningitis."
George LeMieux stated on October 5, 2011 in a video on a website: "The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F."
Frank Brogan stated on October 19, 2011 in a meeting with state legislators: Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.
George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate."
Bob Buckhorn stated on September 2, 2011 in in an interview on WEDU-TV: "One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs."
Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011: "In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty."
Scott Randolph stated on August 11, 2011 in a TV interview: Gov. Rick Scott "is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs."
Rick Scott stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: "I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus."
