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"Pants On Fire" Rating for Wasserman Schultz on Iraq War Statement

As the United States debated using force in Syria following its alleged use of chemical weapons in August, many members of Congress criticized President Barack Obama’s military threat to dictator...

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Fact-Checking the Governor on Environmental Licensing

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has taken his share of heat from environmentalists over his pro-business policies.But lately the governor has proposed increases in spending on conservation projects --...

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PolitiFact-Checks on Charlie Crist

Former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist is hitting the talk show circuit to promote his book"The Party's Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat."

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Fact-Checking Gaetz on Medical Marijuana Amendment

This November, voters in Florida will decide the fate of medical marijuana.          

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Fact Checking Will Weatherford on $30 a Month Health Care Plans

The March 31st deadline is approaching for folks to sign up for a health insurance plan that's compliant with the "Affordable Care Act".Meanwhile, Florida state lawmakers are back at work and Democrats...

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Fact-Checking Charges that Florida's New Testing Company Has a Gay Agenda

It may be under a new name, the Florida Standards, but new math and language standards being adopted by Florida are based on Common Core standards being adopted by dozens of states nationally.That...

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Fact-Checking Senator Nelson's Florida Population Claims

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson wants Florida to be ready if and when a hurricane strikes.That's why during a recent Senate Armed Services committee hearing, Nelson argued against cuts to the Florida National...

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Fact-Checking Long-Term Unemployment, Speed Limits and Sharia Law

The gubernatorial race continues to heat up in Florida, with the Republican party taking lots of swipes at presumed Democratic candidate Charlie Crist -- who was once the state's Republican...

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Fact-Checking Kriseman On His Pier Promises

When Rick Kriseman was running for Mayor of St. Petersburg, he made a number of promises about resolving the future of the St. Pete Pier.A referendum had stopped the proposed building of a design...

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PolitiFact Says Promise Kept for Scott on Taxes

Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott is no fan of taxes, promising to "oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes."And PolitiFact Florida says Scott has followed through on that promise.

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Fact-Checking the Battle of Gubernatorial Campaign Ads

It's the battle of the TV ads -- literally -- in the race for Florida governor. 

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Fact-Checking Wasserman Schultz on ACA Court Rulings

The Affordable Care Act -- Obamacare -- was dealt another setback recently when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia ruled that people in states that don't operate their own...

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Fact-Checking Who's Paying for All Aboard Florida

Governor Rick Scott declined to accept federal money for a high speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando.But Scott is supporting the All Aboard Florida project -- a rail line from Miami to West Palm...

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PolitiFact Florida: Dissecting Ads by Pam Bondi, Charlie Crist

It's election season, and the ads are coming fast and furious on the airwaves. So we talk with PolitiFact Florida's Josh Gillen to cut to the chase with ads by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi - and...

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Fact-Checking Lifespan of Greenlight Pinellas

One of the big local issues being voted on in the upcoming election is Greenlight Pinellas -- which would replace a property tax funding public transportation in Pinellas County with a one-cent sales...

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