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National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 3, 2022 in a memo to Republican senate candidates and lawmakers:
“Republicans DO NOT want to throw doctors” in jail.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2022
VoteVets.org
stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:
Says Rick Scott’s “hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program.”
True
By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on September 7, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott “subtracted $1.3 billion from public schools.”  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet:
“Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the…
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
Gwen Graham
stated on July 18, 2018 in a tweet:
“When a sinkhole began dumping toxic water in Florida’s aquifer, Rick Scott tried to cover it up.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2018
Giffords
stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad:
“Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law…
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 8, 2016 in a town hall in Broward County :
Says Gov. Rick Scott “cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2016
Gwen Graham
stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention:
“We rank 38th in wages. … (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states.”
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2016
Jerry Brown
stated on April 26, 2016 in a statement :
“California has added twice as many jobs as Florida” over the past year.  
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • May 6, 2016
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2014 in in a campaign ad:
Says Rick Scott “spent $800,000 of your tax dollars upgrading the Governor’s Mansion.”
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on October 27, 2014 in a TV ad:
“Rick Scott vetoed funding for 30 Florida rape crisis centers. Scott said the centers weren’t needed.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 28, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville:
Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate:
Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.
False
By Katie Sanders, Steve Contorno • October 22, 2014
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.
True
By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College:
If Florida expanded Medicaid, “some studies indicate it would create about 120,000 jobs.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2014
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.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate:
If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it “would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on October 1, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says Rick Scott signed “laws requiring mandatory ultrasounds and restricting access to abortion even in cases of rape or incest.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Scott “pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud.”
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 25, 2014
Charlie Crist
stated on September 16, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers “lost their jobs” and “class sizes went up.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2014
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