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Latest Fact-Checks On Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 6, 2024 an X post
“In 2021, Minnesotans were roughly five times more likely to move to Florida than vice versa” because they were “fleeing” the state under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • August 8, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on December 15, 2023 a Concord, New Hampshire Town Hall
U.S. tax dollars “have gone to promote transgenderism in Bangladesh.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels • January 12, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 4, 2024 a CNN town hall
In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on December 6, 2023 the fourth Republican presidential primary debate
Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels • December 18, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2023 a town hall in New Hampshire
“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”
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By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on July 9, 2023 an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo
Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Sevana Wenn • July 13, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 7, 2023 a roundtable discussion.
“A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 9, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 22, 2021 a Facebook post
“The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.”
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By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 16, 2021 a press conference
“That meth … it’s almost all coming across the southern border and it’s been accelerating for the last six months.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • June 21, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on November 30, 2020 a press conference
“The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 14, 2020 an April 14, 2020 press briefing
“Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 2, 2018 a radio interview
Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 2, 2018 during a BBQ
"The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • June 7, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on May 2, 2018 during an interview
Says Adam Putnam "opposed bringing troops, putting troops on our southern border using the National Guard."
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By Allison Graves • May 7, 2018