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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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DeSantis Watch
stated on November 8, 2023 in a Spanish-language radio ad:
Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus • November 16, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech:
Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • October 4, 2023
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website:
Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • September 5, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall:
“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on July 30, 2023 in a post:
“Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Nuria Diaz Muñoz • August 11, 2023
Charlie Kirk
stated on August 2, 2023 in a video:
Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 9, 2023
Kamala Harris
stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida:
“Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”
Mostly False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • August 7, 2023
Francis Suarez
stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference:
“In Biden’s America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets.”
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus • July 28, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2023 in publicación en Facebook:
Licencias de conducir de “Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai, Rhode Island y Vermont…han sido declaradas no válidas” en Florida.
Mostly False
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • July 24, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on July 10, 2023 in a TikTok post:
“If you get pulled over driving in Florida and your license is from Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut or Hawaii, your license is invalid.”
Mostly False
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • July 20, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet:
Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • June 30, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“Miami-Dade County has banned” Amanda Gorman’s poem “from elementary schools.”
Mostly False
By Jeff Cercone • May 31, 2023
MAGA Inc
stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad:
“Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 26, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 4, 2023 in a TikTok:
Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • May 5, 2023
X posts
stated on April 3, 2023 in a Tweet:
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • April 7, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2023 in a statement:
Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed “all beaches” in Florida.
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • April 3, 2023
DeSantis Watch
stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement:
“Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 15, 2023
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate:
“Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • October 28, 2022
Marco Rubio
stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Val Demings “voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • October 25, 2022
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN:
Lee County, Florida, wasn’t “even in the cone” of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall.
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • October 4, 2022
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