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Jared Moskowitz
stated on January 22, 2026 an X post

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2026

Ron DeSantis
stated on January 5, 2026 a press conference

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2026

stated on November 6, 2025 X post

“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”

By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2025

Ron DeSantis
stated on October 15, 2025 a speech

In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences.

By Samantha Putterman • October 30, 2025

Rand Paul
stated on October 19, 2025 an interview

“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 22, 2025

stated on October 13, 2025 an X post

Florida will be the “hardest hit” state in the country if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire.

By Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2025

Rick Scott
stated on October 2, 2025 an X post

Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 8, 2025

stated on September 3, 2025 a press conference

Every school vaccine mandate “drips” with “slavery.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2025

stated on August 24, 2025 an X post

The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration.

By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2025

Markwayne Mullin
stated on July 27, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”

By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on July 18, 2025 an X post

Florida: #51 in mental health care, #1 in home insurance costs, #1 in elder fraud, #1 in rent hikes.

By Ella Moore, Samantha Putterman • July 23, 2025

Ron DeSantis
stated on June 27, 2025 a press briefing

There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades.

By Gabrielle Lazor • July 11, 2025

Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2025 a television interview

Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 22, 2025

X posts
stated on June 9, 2025 X post

Video shows woman exiting her car during the 2025 Los Angeles protests, shouting, “I have babies in the car!”

By Ella Moore • June 12, 2025

TikTok posts
stated on May 24, 2025 una publicación en TikTok

El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis firmó ley que prohíbe a inmigrantes ilegalmente en el país echar gasolina.

By Maria Briceño • May 28, 2025

Jared Moskowitz
stated on May 1, 2025 an interview on CNN

Canadian tourism to Florida has declined by 80%.

By Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero • May 7, 2025

Randy Fine
stated on January 28, 2025 a senate special session

Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.

By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2025

Ashley Moody
stated on January 30, 2025 a hearing

The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.”

By Samantha Putterman • February 4, 2025

Threads posts
stated on January 21, 2025 a Threads post

President Donald Trump declared “a state of emergency in Florida because of snow.”

January 24, 2025

Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2024 a Facebook post

"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.

By Maria Briceño • December 17, 2024

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