Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Florida Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category DeSantis Watch stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement: "Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70." Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: "Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor." Marco Rubio stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families." Ron DeSantis stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN: Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall. Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event. Marco Rubio stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth." Charlie Crist stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet: Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations." Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids." Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2022 in a campaign ad: Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals." Nikki Fried stated on June 28, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Charlie Crist is pro-life.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad: “Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare." Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.” Charlie Crist stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: “New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!” Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact. Charlie Crist stated on January 28, 2022 in an ad: Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire." Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The media is pretty quiet about Florida's decline in COVID cases. No mask mandates or vaccine mandates." Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” Marco Rubio stated on July 30, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines. Kamala Harris stated on July 9, 2021 in an interview: New and proposed state laws on voting mean “if you are going to be standing in that line for all those hours, you can’t have any water or any food.” Nikki Fried stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview with WINK TV: Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations." Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."
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DeSantis Watch stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement: "Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70." Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: "Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor." Marco Rubio stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families." Ron DeSantis stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN: Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall. Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event. Marco Rubio stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth." Charlie Crist stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet: Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations." Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids." Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2022 in a campaign ad: Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals." Nikki Fried stated on June 28, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Charlie Crist is pro-life.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad: “Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare." Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.” Charlie Crist stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: “New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!” Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact. Charlie Crist stated on January 28, 2022 in an ad: Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire." Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The media is pretty quiet about Florida's decline in COVID cases. No mask mandates or vaccine mandates." Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” Marco Rubio stated on July 30, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines. Kamala Harris stated on July 9, 2021 in an interview: New and proposed state laws on voting mean “if you are going to be standing in that line for all those hours, you can’t have any water or any food.” Nikki Fried stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview with WINK TV: Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations." Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."
DeSantis Watch stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement: "Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: "Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."
Marco Rubio stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families."
Ron DeSantis stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN: Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall.
Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event.
Marco Rubio stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth."
Charlie Crist stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet: Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids."
Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2022 in a campaign ad: Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals."
Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.”
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad: “Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."
Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”
Charlie Crist stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: “New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact.
Charlie Crist stated on January 28, 2022 in an ad: Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."
Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The media is pretty quiet about Florida's decline in COVID cases. No mask mandates or vaccine mandates."
Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan.
Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
Marco Rubio stated on July 30, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines.
Kamala Harris stated on July 9, 2021 in an interview: New and proposed state laws on voting mean “if you are going to be standing in that line for all those hours, you can’t have any water or any food.”
Nikki Fried stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview with WINK TV: Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations."
Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.”
Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."
