“After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied.”
What PolitiFact found
The bridge collapse occurred years after Gimenez’s sons left their positions with the company. The contract extension, ratified by a county board after being approved by Gimenez, was for airport construction work.
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In short
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (U.S. representative, D-Fla.) made this claim around 21 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 September 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
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