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Florida

PolitiFact Florida helps you find the truth in Florida politics. Reporters and researchers examine statements by Florida elected officials and candidates and anyone else who speaks up on matters of public importance. We research their statements and then rate the accuracy on our Truth-O-Meter. PolitiFact Florida is a partnership of the Poynter Institute, WLRN and NBC 6.

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0% 202 Checks
mostly true
0% 363 Checks
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0% 396 Checks
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0% 405 Checks
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0% 414 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Florida

Paul Renner
Paul Renner
stated on July 10, 2026 in a debate:
FL governor’s race: Did Jay Collins sponsor a bill giving permanent tax breaks to AI data centers?
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • July 9, 2026
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on June 11, 2026 in a speech:
Florida is “49th in avoidable hospital costs.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • June 24, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on May 14, 2026 in X posts:
Video shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds saying, “Insider trading should absolutely be allowed for members of Congress.”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • May 15, 2026
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on April 29, 2026 in an X post:
“Florida is the only state in the nation kicking children off their affordable health coverage.”
True
By Samantha Putterman • May 14, 2026
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on May 4, 2026 in an interview:
Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 8, 2026
Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 in an interview:
“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 in an interview with Fox News Digital:
Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026
Jay Collins
Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 in a campaign document:
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026
Brandon Gill
Brandon Gill
stated on April 7, 2026 in an X post:
“The Dignity Act is mass amnesty.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • April 13, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 27, 2026 in social media posts:
Image shows President Donald Trump asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Truth Social to pardon Tiger Woods following a DUI charge.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 30, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 23, 2026 in remarks at a Memphis event:
"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand • March 25, 2026
James Fishback
James Fishback
stated on March 11, 2026 in a speech:
"Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 23, 2026
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 in an interview:
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026
Ashley Moody
Ashley Moody
stated on March 3, 2026 in a Senate hearing:
The Biden administration "reversed" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2026
James Fishback
James Fishback
stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:
Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • March 4, 2026
Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on January 22, 2026 in an X post:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 5, 2026 in a press conference:
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2026
James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier
stated on November 6, 2025 in X post:
“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2025
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 15, 2025 in a speech:
In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 30, 2025
Casey Askar
Casey Askar
stated on July 21, 2020 in 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 • October 27, 2025
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