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Latest Fact-Checks In Florida

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TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 14, 2023 a TikTok post
This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”
False
By Maria Briceño • May 18, 2023
MAGA Inc
MAGA Inc
stated on May 12, 2023 a TV ad
“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 16, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on May 5, 2023 an interview with Newsmax
“Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 12, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 5, 2023 una publicación en TikTok
Este video muestra "gente saliendo de Florida por nueva orden que se aprobó ley antimigrante”.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 11, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 4, 2023 a TikTok
Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • May 5, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • May 4, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2023 a Truth Social post
A Florida elections bill “guts everything” “instead of getting tough, and doing what the people want (same day voting, Voter ID, proof of Citizenship, paper ballots, hand count, etc.).”
False
By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 13, 2023 a speech
Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 19, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 16, 2023 una publicación de Facebook
“¡Florida emergencia! Huracán Ian golpe directo”.
False
April 14, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 6, 2023 a speech
When migrants arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, “They called out the National Guard and deported them within 24 hours.”
False
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 20, 2023 a news conference
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 8, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on April 3, 2023 a Tweet
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • April 7, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on March 31, 2023 a video
A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying, “Now Trump’s been indicted, now the people will have no choice but to accept me as their assigned candidate.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • April 7, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2023 a statement
Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed "all beaches" in Florida.
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • April 3, 2023
Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on March 26, 2023 an interview on CNN
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2023 a video
Video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying he made certain political choices because “that’s where the money is.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • March 31, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on March 13, 2023 a tweet
“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 24, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on March 4, 2023 a digital advertisement
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 15, 2023
Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on March 7, 2023 a press conference
"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."
True
By Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2023
Kat Cammack
Kat Cammack
stated on March 2, 2023 a speech at CPAC
The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • March 2, 2023
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