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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

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

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

Byron Donalds
stated on October 13, 2024 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

“Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2024

Vote No on 4
stated on September 10, 2024 a TV ad

“Unlike other amendments, Amendment 4 has no definitions. … Without definitions these words can mean almost anything.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2024

Yes on 4
stated on September 10, 2024 a TV ad

Florida’s six-week abortion law has “no real exceptions. Not for her health. Not even for rape.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 13, 2024

Ron DeSantis
stated on August 28, 2024 a press conference

The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 29, 2024

Jason Pizzo
stated on May 30, 2024 a post on X

“Trump can’t vote for himself in the November election.”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 31, 2024

Greg Steube
stated on April 14, 2024 an X post

Immigrants in the country illegally cost “Florida taxpayers $566 million for 54,000 hospital visits.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 2, 2024

Ron DeSantis
stated on February 27, 2024 an interview on CNBC

Citizens Property Insurance “is not solvent.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • March 14, 2024

TikTok posts
stated on December 15, 2023 a TikTok

“Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot.

By Amy Sherman • January 5, 2024

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 30, 2023 a debate

"When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 5, 2023

Pink
stated on November 13, 2023 an X post

These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”

November 20, 2023

DeSantis Watch
stated on November 8, 2023 a Spanish-language radio ad

Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”

By Maria Briceño • November 16, 2023

Ron DeSantis
stated on September 29, 2023 a speech

Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 4, 2023

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 22, 2023 campaign website

Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2023

Ron DeSantis
stated on August 4, 2023 a town hall

“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2023

Ron DeSantis
stated on July 30, 2023 a post

"Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Nuria Diaz Muñoz • August 11, 2023

Charlie Kirk
stated on August 2, 2023 a video

Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.”

By Madison Czopek • August 9, 2023

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