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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet:
Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2022
Val Demings
stated on July 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Sen. Marco Rubio has “one of the worst attendance records in the Senate.”
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • July 14, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Florida Highway Patrol has a semi-truck … The FHP uses a fleet of three such ‘hidden in plain sight’ trucks to snitch on bad drivers.”
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • May 26, 2022
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.:
People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News:
“When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education:
“The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”
Mostly True
By Phil Galewitz • August 20, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post:
“Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2020
Val Demings
stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial:
“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2020
Frederica Wilson
stated on December 12, 2019 in a hearing:
Says Betsy DeVos is the “most unpopular person in our government.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2020
Nikki Fried
stated on October 29, 2019 in a pre-legislative media forum:
While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians,  “so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 21, 2019
Greg Steube
stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release:
“It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 13, 2019
Gary Farmer
stated on March 7, 2019 in a Florida Senate meeting:
“Some patients who are on transplant lists for kidney or other organs are being dropped from the list simply because they are shown as a licensed card holder” for medical marijuana.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 27, 2019
Matt Gaetz
stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN:
“In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2019
Marco Rubio
stated on November 8, 2018 in a tweet:
“#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 12, 2018
Scott Galloway
stated on November 7, 2018 in a tweet:
“The number of people who just got their voting rights restored in Florida is greater than the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine and New Hampshire.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2018 in a debate at Broward College:
Says Andrew Gillum was “singing a different tune” about charter schools at the Florida debate.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2018
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in CBS4 interview:
Says Tallahassee “is experiencing a five-year low in our crime rate.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 23, 2018 in CBS4 interview:
Says Andrew Gillum has presided over “the highest crime in Florida four years running.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2018
Rick Scott
stated on September 18, 2018 in an ad:
Says Bill Nelson “skipped 45 percent of the hearings on national security.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2018
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad:
Says Andrew Gillum “wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2018
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