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Latest Fact-Checks By Yacob Reyes

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2023 a statement:
Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed "all beaches" in Florida.
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • April 3, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 a post on Truth Social:
Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes • March 24, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on March 4, 2023 a digital advertisement:
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 15, 2023
Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on March 7, 2023 a press conference:
"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."
True
By Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2023
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on February 16, 2023 an article:
"George Soros has endorsed (Ron) DeSantis for 2024."
False
By Yacob Reyes • February 23, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on February 8, 2023 a Facebook post:
"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • February 22, 2023
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 6, 2023 a tweet:
"It's President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage."
False
By Madison Czopek, Yacob Reyes • February 15, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 30, 2023 a tweet:
"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • February 6, 2023
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on January 29, 2023 an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":
"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 1, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 17, 2023 a press conference:
"Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster."
False
By Yacob Reyes • January 20, 2023
Lindsay Cross
Lindsay Cross
stated on January 3, 2023 a press release:
"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • January 13, 2023
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 10, 2023 a TV segment:
“The White House is now attempting to ban all gas ovens and burners.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes • January 12, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 16, 2022 a town hall for U.S. veterans:
After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.
False
By Yacob Reyes • December 20, 2022
Rita Harris
Rita Harris
stated on December 14, 2022 a press release:
Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • December 19, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on December 9, 2022 a press conference:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema "voted with the president 93% of the time."
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • December 14, 2022
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on November 27, 2022 an interview on CNN:
“60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Yacob Reyes • December 2, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 6, 2021 a post:
Suggests "108 FIFA registered players/coaches have died" because of COVID-19 vaccines.
False
By Yacob Reyes • November 22, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2022 a statement on Truth Social:
In the 2018 Florida governor's race "votes were being stolen by the corrupt election process in Broward. … I sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys, and the ballot theft immediately ended. … I stopped his Election from being stolen."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Yacob Reyes • November 11, 2022
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on October 31, 2022 a campaign ad:
Sen. Marco Rubio "helped write the law to raise prescription prices."
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2022 a gubernatorial debate:
It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land."
Pants on Fire!
By Yacob Reyes • November 3, 2022
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