Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Florida Richard Corcoran stated on March 17, 2017 in a Tiger Bay speech: Says Florida officials amended a contract from Lockheed Martin from 305 promised jobs to six. Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press: Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace." Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime." Patricia Farley stated on March 14, 2017 in a news conference in the Capitol: "A woman working full-time is paid 79 to 80 cents for every dollar a man is paid, and it's even less for women of color, and on average $11,000 per year is lost simply because she isn't a man." Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." Janet Cruz stated on March 7, 2017 in a speech: "Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average." Carl Bildt stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden." Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." Cory Gardner stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox: "About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans." Carlos Gimenez stated on January 18, 2017 in a state of the county speech: Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement on the White House website: "Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016." Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding." Ted Cruz stated on November 27, 2016 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000." Bill Nelson stated on November 16, 2016 in a Senate floor speech: Says Donald Trump said he intends "to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling" during the campaign. Patrick Murphy stated on October 26, 2016 in a Florida Senate debate: Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ " Patrick Murphy stated on October 27, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate : Says Marco Rubio "has a 98 percent voting record with the Koch brothers." National Rifle Association stated on October 4, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense." AFSCME People stated on September 23, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education." Patrick Murphy stated on September 20, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest." Marco Rubio stated on September 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement." Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement: "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Marco Rubio stated on August 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers." Florida First Project stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it." Michael Bloomberg stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program. Tim Canova stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities." Alan Grayson stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
Richard Corcoran stated on March 17, 2017 in a Tiger Bay speech: Says Florida officials amended a contract from Lockheed Martin from 305 promised jobs to six. Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press: Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace." Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime." Patricia Farley stated on March 14, 2017 in a news conference in the Capitol: "A woman working full-time is paid 79 to 80 cents for every dollar a man is paid, and it's even less for women of color, and on average $11,000 per year is lost simply because she isn't a man." Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness." Janet Cruz stated on March 7, 2017 in a speech: "Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average." Carl Bildt stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden." Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." Cory Gardner stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox: "About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans." Carlos Gimenez stated on January 18, 2017 in a state of the county speech: Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement on the White House website: "Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016." Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding." Ted Cruz stated on November 27, 2016 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000." Bill Nelson stated on November 16, 2016 in a Senate floor speech: Says Donald Trump said he intends "to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling" during the campaign. Patrick Murphy stated on October 26, 2016 in a Florida Senate debate: Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ " Patrick Murphy stated on October 27, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate : Says Marco Rubio "has a 98 percent voting record with the Koch brothers." National Rifle Association stated on October 4, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense." AFSCME People stated on September 23, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education." Patrick Murphy stated on September 20, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest." Marco Rubio stated on September 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement." Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement: "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Marco Rubio stated on August 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers." Florida First Project stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it." Michael Bloomberg stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program. Tim Canova stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities." Alan Grayson stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
Richard Corcoran stated on March 17, 2017 in a Tiger Bay speech: Says Florida officials amended a contract from Lockheed Martin from 305 promised jobs to six.
Kathleen Sebelius stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press: Blue Cross Blue Shield ended "2016 open enrollment with 1 million members in the Florida marketplace."
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime."
Patricia Farley stated on March 14, 2017 in a news conference in the Capitol: "A woman working full-time is paid 79 to 80 cents for every dollar a man is paid, and it's even less for women of color, and on average $11,000 per year is lost simply because she isn't a man."
Rosemary Laird stated on March 14, 2017 in a Florida Senate committee hearing: "Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."
Janet Cruz stated on March 7, 2017 in a speech: "Florida pays our teachers $10,000 a year less than the national average."
Carl Bildt stated on February 20, 2017 in a tweet: There were "50 percent more murders" in Orlando and Orange County, Fla., last year "than in all of Sweden."
Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa."
Cory Gardner stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox: "About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans."
Carlos Gimenez stated on January 18, 2017 in a state of the county speech: Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus."
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2017 in a statement on the White House website: "Our Navy has shrunk from more than 500 ships in 1991 to 275 in 2016."
Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."
Ted Cruz stated on November 27, 2016 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000."
Bill Nelson stated on November 16, 2016 in a Senate floor speech: Says Donald Trump said he intends "to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling" during the campaign.
Patrick Murphy stated on October 26, 2016 in a Florida Senate debate: Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ "
Patrick Murphy stated on October 27, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate : Says Marco Rubio "has a 98 percent voting record with the Koch brothers."
National Rifle Association stated on October 4, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."
AFSCME People stated on September 23, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education."
Patrick Murphy stated on September 20, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."
Marco Rubio stated on September 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Patrick "Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement."
Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement: "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."
Marco Rubio stated on August 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."
Florida First Project stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, "I alone can fix it."
Michael Bloomberg stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Tim Canova stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."
Alan Grayson stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."