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Andrew Gillum
stated on August 29, 2018 in an MSNBC interview:
Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby “all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
stated on August 5, 2018 in a tweet:
Says Rick Scott “cut $700 million from water management.”
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng • August 14, 2018
Jeff Greene
stated on July 29, 2018 in a TV interview:
“There is a big correlation between third grade reading level and whether you go to college or whether you go to prison. And in Florida right now only 56 percent of kids are coming out of third grade at third grade reading level.”
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng, Katie Akin • August 7, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate:
Says Adam Putnam “endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Bill Nelson
stated on June 21, 2018 in an ad:
Says he “actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Andrew Gillum
stated on June 20, 2018 in a debate:
Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach “passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced.”  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 9, 2018
Gwen Graham
stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:
“So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
stated on April 17, 2018 in a tweet:
“X marks the spot at every HCA location where (Gov. Rick Scott) probably defrauded taxpayers.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • April 19, 2018
Perry Thurston
stated on February 26, 2018 in a Senate committee meeting:
“Florida is one of only 10 states that totally prohibit a (firearm) registry.”
Mostly True
By Romy Ellenbogen • March 8, 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 was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018
Joy Reid
stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet:
“One-third of Floridians own guns. One-third.”  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman • February 15, 2018
Corey Lewandowski
stated on February 11, 2018 in a rally in Sarasota:
“Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 15, 2018
Kionne McGhee
stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor:
“There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 1, 2018
Carlos Curbelo
stated on December 10, 2017 in a television interview:
The House tax bill has “a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families” than the Senate bill does.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2017
Chris King
stated on October 28, 2017 in a response during the Democratic Forum:
“Hispanic entrepreneurs, those who have immigrated from Spanish-speaking countries, often start three times as many businesses as white males.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • November 14, 2017
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2017 in an interview with Channel 8:
“The child tax credit, if we don’t do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit.”  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • October 19, 2017
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 25, 2017 in a mayoral debate:
“The number of complaints against police officers has decreased from an average when Mr. (Rick) Baker was mayor from 78 to 14.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • August 2, 2017
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook:
There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 27, 2017
Rick Baker
stated on July 13, 2017 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board:
“We went from zero A elementary schools when I took office to 16 when I left, and our total A and B schools went up by 260 percent.”
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 21, 2017
Al Gore
stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:
“70 percent of Florida is in drought today.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 5, 2017
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