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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on February 11, 2021 a fundraising email
Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.”
False
February 12, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 9, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl.
False
February 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2020 a Facebook post
President Donald Trump will hold his inauguration for a second term at Mar-a-Lago
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 9, 2020 a tweet
“No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 16, 2020 a television interview
Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 4, 2020
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
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 4, 2020 a Facebook post
“USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 1, 2020 social media posts
Say Joe Biden told a crowd in Florida, "Hello Minnesota!"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump “voted twice” in the Nov. 3, 2020 election
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2020
Emails
Emails
stated on October 20, 2020 email threat to Florida Democrats
Says “we will know which candidate you voted for.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 7, 2020 an ad
Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Half-True
October 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2020 a rally
Says Joe Biden is a socialist.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 7, 2020 a debate
“With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic (and Atmospheric) Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2020
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 8, 2020 a tweet
During the debate, Kamala Harris said President Donald Trump “did not appoint minorities to the courts.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 9, 2020
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on September 17, 2020 a campaign website
Says Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez “approved a 67% pay raise for himself and increased his own pension. He makes $250,000 a year, more than almost every big-city Mayor in the country. He also kept his taxpayer-funded Mercedes-Benz after slashing $400 million in government jobs and spending.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2020
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 21, 2020 an ad
After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied.
Half-True
September 4, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 10, 2020 during a televised roundtable discussion on education
“The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”
Mostly True
By Phil Galewitz • August 20, 2020
Casey Askar
Casey Askar
stated on July 21, 2020 in an ad
“When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Mostly False
July 31, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 21, 2020 a viral image
The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.
False
July 27, 2020
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