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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Jeff Cercone • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Jeff Cercone • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 7, 2021 a press release:
The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 23, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Nancy Pelosi just bought a 11,000 square foot $25 million mansion in Florida."
False
By Andy Nguyen • November 29, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 16, 2021 a press release headline:
An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
Mostly False
By Phil Galewitz • November 23, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 8, 2021 in a CNN interview:
"In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 16, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2021 an Instagram post:
A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 5, 2021
Roger Stone
Roger Stone
stated on October 31, 2021 a Gab post:
“There are over 1 million phantom voters on the Florida voter rolls.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 21, 2021 a Facebook post:
The remains of Brian Laundrie that were discovered in Florida belong to a twin.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 26, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 20, 2021 an Instagram post:
“So now if you don’t comply” and get a COVID-19 vaccination, and you’re on “Social Security or disability, you won’t be able to receive your money.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 10, 2021 an Instagram post:
"The media is pretty quiet about Florida's decline in COVID cases. No mask mandates or vaccine mandates."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 15, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on October 10, 2021 a tweet:
“Countless Southwest Airlines employees have walked out of their jobs to oppose the vaccine mandate, causing operations to effectively shut down.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 11, 2021
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