Craig Kopp
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Fact-Checking the Governor's Tax Cut Promises
If you know anything about Florida Governor Rick Scott you know one of his mantras -- less taxes. And as the legislature gets set to meet next month, Scott → Read More
Making Sense of Brian Williams and Jon Stewart
The world of TV news, and TV fake news, was shaken this week. NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was suspended without pay for six months after his → Read More
Fact-Checking Marco Rubio's Immigration Stance
Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is still pondering a run for the White house. And Democrats are already taking shots at Rubio -- especially on his big → Read More
Making Sense of the Superbowl and Facebook
Super Bowl XLIX doesn't just feature The Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. It also features lots and lots of commercials selling for four → Read More
Fact-Checking Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn on the Economy
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's reelection campaign is off and running with an ad playing on local cable TV. And the 60 second commercial makes a lot of claims, → Read More
Making Sense of Digital Stress
Cell phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter and email are really adding to our daily stress, right? Not necessarily. There's a new study that says we aren → Read More
Making Sense of Charlie Hebdo
The terrorist attack on the Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo led people around the world to proclaim "Je Suis Charlie -- I am Charlie." Twelve people → Read More
Fact-Checking Marco Rubio's New Book
Florida US Senator Marco Rubio hasn't said if he's running for president in 2016. But if you want a peek at what some planks of his presidential platform → Read More
Making Sense of the Bill Cosby Scandal
Decades old allegations of sexual assault have come back to haunt Bill Cosby in a big way. And, it all started with a viral comedy routine about Cosby's → Read More
Making Sense of Sony Pulling "The Interview"
"The Interview" is a comedy from stoner bros Seth Rogen and James Franco about a TV entertainment reporter and his producer who get an interview with the → Read More
Florida Matters: Year 2 of Enrollment on HealthCare.gov (LISTEN)
It's the second year of enrollment for health insurance plans under the federal health law on HealthCare.gov, the website that Floridians, and people in → Read More
Deadline for Jan. 1 Health Coverage Gone – Now What?
The deadline has passed to buy a health plan on HealthCare.gov for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2015. But open enrollment goes through Feb. 15, 2015, and → Read More
Making Sense of Criticizing the President's Kids
It has become an odd Thanksgiving tradition at the White House -- the pardoning of a turkey. But this year it turned serious after a communications → Read More
Fact-Checking Mayor Bob Buckhorn's Promises
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn made a lot of specific promises when he ran for that office, from improved parks and public spaces to incentives to get police → Read More
Making Sense of Uber Reporter Threats
Uber -- the ride sharing app company -- is getting all kinds of attention. And not just because of its innovative way to get you around town with → Read More
Fact-Checking the Popularity of Amendment Two
In the midterm elections earlier this month in Florida, the constitutional amendment to allow for the distribution of medical marijuana needed 60 percent → Read More
Making Sense of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift used to be just a considerable blip on the American media landscape -- country music star and tweener heroine. Not anymore, though. With the → Read More
Post-Election Debrief on Governor, Amendments and Negative Campaigning
It was as tight a race as predicted.When all the votes were finally counted, Republican Gov. Rick Scott won re-election over former governor and → Read More
Making Sense of Where We Get Our News
Would you be surprised to learn that liberals and conservatives don't get their news from the same sources?That's one of the findings in a big Pew Research → Read More
Fact Checking Recycled Claims in the Governor's Race
Think you've seen every attack possible in TV ads in the Florida governor's race? Well, you are probably right.Even new ads popping up in the week before → Read More