Claim: In Florida's gubernatorial race, Republican candidate Rick Scott claims his Democratic opponent, Alex Sink — the state's chief financial officer — "funneled" $770,000 in "no-bid contracts" to her former employer, Bank of America. That's not true. Sink was not the principle decision-maker, and there was plenty of open competition for the business in question. The ad also claims she had a conflict of interest, though there's no evidence of that. The ad, which first aired Sept.
Fact-check: No Truth to 'No Bid'  - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in florida's gubernatorial race, republican candidate rick scott claims his democratic opponent, alex sink — the state's chief financial officer — "funneled" $770,000 in "no-bid contracts" to her former employer, bank of america. that's not true. sink was not the principle decision-maker, and there was plenty of open competition for the business in question. the ad also claims she had a conflict of interest, though there's no evidence of that. the ad, which first aired sept.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-10-01T19:34:18