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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 an interview:
“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 an interview with Fox News Digital:
Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026
Jay Collins
Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 a campaign document:
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026
Brandon Gill
Brandon Gill
stated on April 7, 2026 an X post:
“The Dignity Act is mass amnesty.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • April 13, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 27, 2026 social media posts:
Image shows President Donald Trump asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Truth Social to pardon Tiger Woods following a DUI charge.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 30, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 23, 2026 remarks at a Memphis event:
"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand • March 25, 2026
James Fishback
James Fishback
stated on March 11, 2026 a speech:
"Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 23, 2026
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 an interview:
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026
Ashley Moody
Ashley Moody
stated on March 3, 2026 a Senate hearing:
The Biden administration "reversed" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2026
James Fishback
James Fishback
stated on February 26, 2026 a speech:
Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • March 4, 2026
Jared Moskowitz
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.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2026
Ron DeSantis
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.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2026
James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier
stated on November 6, 2025 X post:
“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2025
Ron DeSantis
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.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 30, 2025
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on October 19, 2025 an interview:
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 22, 2025
Darren Soto
Darren Soto
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.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2025
Rick Scott
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.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 8, 2025
Joseph Ladapo
Joseph Ladapo
stated on September 3, 2025 a press conference:
Every school vaccine mandate “drips” with “slavery.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2025
James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier
stated on August 24, 2025 an X post:
The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2025
Markwayne Mullin
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.”
False
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2025
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