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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% 201 Checks
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0% 362 Checks
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0% 395 Checks
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0% 413 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Florida

Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on October 19, 2025 an interview:
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 22, 2025
Darren Soto
Darren Soto
stated on October 13, 2025 an X post:
Florida will be the “hardest hit” state in the country if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 20, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 2, 2025 an X post:
Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 8, 2025
Joseph Ladapo
Joseph Ladapo
stated on September 3, 2025 a press conference:
Every school vaccine mandate “drips” with “slavery.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2025
James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier
stated on August 24, 2025 an X post:
The U.S. Census included a citizenship question “for over 150 years” before the Obama administration.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2025
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
stated on July 27, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”
False
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2025
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