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PolitiFact→ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enters the 2024 presidential race
Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for president. Here’s a roundup of our recent coverage of the Florida Republican.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Couple Was NOT Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven’
Was a Florida couple arrested for allegedly selling "golden tickets to heaven?" No, that's not true: There are no credible reports of such an event and the website the claim was published on is known for publishing fake news stories. The
PolitiFact→ As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?
In key economic measures including employment and gross domestic product, Florida’s economy has thrived under Gov. Ron DeSantis. Here’s our analysis in nine charts.
AllSides→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-plans-for-florida-campus-amid-feud The Walt D
AllSides→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
https://politifact.com/article/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-plans-for-florida-campus-amid-feud The Walt D
PolitiFact→ Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
In 2020, with Ron DeSantis as governor, Florida approved up to $570 million in tax credits for The Walt Disney Co. for a regional campus in Orlando. But Disney backed out of the deal as their feud escalates.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – There's no evidence shelves in Florida grocery store are empty due to a truckers’ boycott
This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”
Truth or Fiction?→ Disney ‘Pulls Plug’ on Billion Dollar Florida Campus
On May 18 2023, a flurry of posts about Disney “pulling the plug” on a billion-dollar planned investment began appearing across social media, with popular posts on r/politics and r/LeopardsAteMyFace (twice): Disney Pulls Plug on
Logically→ No, Florida lawmakers did not dance ‘after passing anti-trans’ legislation
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video no muestra a migrantes yéndose de Florida, sino a gente en terminal de trenes en Nueva York
Este video muestra "gente saliendo de Florida por nueva orden que se aprobó ley antimigrante”.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact and WLRN form Florida partnership with statewide public media
Poynter’s PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking media organization, is partnering with WLRN, an award-winning public radio station, to broadcast and publish PolitiFact content and share it with other public radio stations throughout Flor
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Were Florida lawmakers dancing after passing anti-trans bills? No, social media claims lack context
Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”
PolitiFact→ No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids under proposed law, but it does affect custody disputes
Two provisions of a larger Florida bill banning gender-affirming care left parents concerned about the state “kidnapping” trans kids. The proposed changes mostly target interstate child custody disputes, though we found conflicting legal interpreta
AllSides→ Donald Trump distorts Florida elections bill in attacking Ron DeSantis
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/03/donald-trump/in-attack-on-desantis-trump-distorts-florida-elect/
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump distorts Florida elections bill in attacking Ron DeSantis
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.).”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Legislation Would NOT Impose Death Penalty For Admitting Children To Drag Shows
Would a bill in the Florida legislature impose the death penalty for admitting children to drag shows? No, that's not true: Bills before lawmakers in the Sunshine State would make it illegal to take children to drag shows, and would also
Washington Post→ Can Florida’s gay teachers show photos? The White House claimed not.
The Florida law restricting LGBTQ discussion doesn’t explicitly prevent teachers from displaying photos of same-sex relationships, but some say it has had a chilling effect.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis is right, Florida has one of the country’s lowest tax burdens
Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Florida no está bajo emergencia por el huracán Ian, ese video es del 2022
“¡Florida emergencia! Huracán Ian golpe directo”.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Truck driver who defaced a Florida pride crosswalk was not ultimately charged with a hate crime
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Those tweets are fake. Florida doctor didn’t say COVID vaccines were ‘actual poison’
A doctor tweeted that she doesn’t regret giving the COVID-19 vaccine, “even if it turns out I injected you with actual poison and you only have days to live.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ruby Bridges’ Movie Banned in Florida School
On March 28 2023, popular posts on Reddit and Twitter referenced a controversy over a movie about Ruby Bridges at an elementary school in Florida. Journalist Judd Legum published a Twitter thread about the film Ruby Bridges, and summarized the events
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Months after Hurricane Ian, what happened to the Florida Disaster Fund?
“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.
The Dispatch→ Florida’s E-Verify Push, Explained
Landscaper Carlos Morales, a member of WeCount!, a labor union of low wage immigrant workers and their families, in August 2022. (Photo by Cindy Karp/Washington Post/ Getty Images)Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to go further in cracking down on illegal employ
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off the legislative session with a speech focused on illegal immigration, crime rates and "the battle for freedom." His claims about the state’s growth and falling crime rate were accurate.
PolitiFact→ Kat Cammack – At CPAC 2023, Florida congresswoman repeats false claim about DOJ labeling parents ‘terrorists’
The Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Blaise Ingoglia, Florida Republicans, and the ‘Ultimate Cancel Act’
On February 28 2023, a post about a Florida Republican lawmaker’s purported proposal to “cancel” the Democratic party in his state was popular on Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Florida Republicans introduce a bill to
Poynter→ Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book, ‘The Courage to Be Free’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book is as much a memoir as it is a map of his political ideology. An anecdote about playing Little League baseball is tied to […] The post Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new book, ‘The Coura
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Ron DeSantis Ban Teaching About Slavery In Florida Public Schools?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack/ Washington Post/ Getty Images.) During an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on February 17, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked, “What does Gov. Ron DeSantis not know about black history
Health Feedback→ Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous comparison of VAERS reports
REVIEW On 15 February 2023, the Florida Department of Health published a “Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety”, stating that “In Florida alone, there was a 1,700% increase in VAERS reports after the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soros Did NOT Endorse Florida Gov. DeSantis For GOP Nomination For President — Soros Predicted He’ll Run
Did liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: In remarks to the Munich Security Conference in February 2023, Soros s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2023 Southern Turkey Earthquake — It’s 2021 Condo Collapse In Surfside, Florida
Does video footage posted on social media show a tall apartment building in southern Turkey collapsing from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023? No, that's not true: This footage is not recent and is not from Turkey. It shows
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom overstates the effect of Florida's permitless carry bill
"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."
PolitiFact→ Tweets – For now, Florida student-athletes don’t have to share menstrual details. It could change
“Female student athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”
PolitiFact→ 'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his education department's rejection of a new AP course on Black studies spurred talking points from both sides of the political aisle. We cut through the spin to give Floridians the full story.
PolitiFact→ Lindsay Cross – Is Florida's water 'dirtier' under DeSantis? Here's what the data show
"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
PolitiFact→ Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble?
U.S. Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., found himself at the center of a political firestorm as the U.S. House of Representatives made its way through a historic sixth vote for speaker of the chamber.
PolitiFact→ Rita Harris – Florida's property insurance overhaul doesn't promise 'immediate relief'
Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."
PolitiFact→ Rita Harris – Florida's property insurance overhaul doesn't promise 'immediate relief'
Florida Senate Bill 2A does not provide "immediate relief" to homeowners dealing with high property insurance rates and "will force some … constituents to pay up to 20% more."