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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on March 31, 2022 a Twitter thread
“The price of insulin increases as waistlines increase.”
False
By Colleen DeGuzman, Victoria Knight • April 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 16, 2022 a Facebook post
"No one visiting Disney can get in” because of protest.
False
April 19, 2022
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on March 29, 2022 a news release
“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 16, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 5, 2022 a press conference
New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida.
False
By Yacob Reyes • April 11, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 19, 2022 an Instagram post
Disney CEO Bob Chapek was arrested for human trafficking.
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • April 8, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on March 29, 2022 an ad
“Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."
Mostly False
April 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2022 a Facebook post
“A Florida court sets atheist holy day” on April 1.
Pants on Fire!
By Yacob Reyes • March 30, 2022
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on February 21, 2022 a virtual town hall meeting
Florida is "49th in the nation when it comes to (Medicaid) funding” for people with disabilities.
True
By Yacob Reyes • March 14, 2022
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on March 6, 2022 an ad
"Marco Rubio is following his party bosses, like Rick Scott, with his plan to raise taxes on Florida's working families, retirees and veterans."
False
March 9, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 2, 2022 a press conference
Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.”
False
By Yacob Reyes • March 4, 2022
Stand Up To China
Stand Up To China
stated on January 20, 2022 an ad
Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.”
False
February 28, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on February 7, 2022 a news conference
Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 18, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 3, 2022 Twitter
“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 11, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 21, 2022 campaign ad
Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact.
Mostly False
February 8, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2022 an ad
Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."
Mostly False
February 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2022 a Facebook post
Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel.
False
February 1, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 25, 2022 a tweet
“Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles, Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2022
America First Political Committee
America First Political Committee
stated on January 10, 2022 an ad
Carlos Gimenez “wants a national database to track you and discriminate against you.”
False
January 19, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 a speech on voting rights in Georgia
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2022
Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee
Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee
stated on December 13, 2021 a billboard
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., is a communist
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 15, 2021
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