Latest Fact-checks in Florida Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech: “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines." Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." Nikki Haley stated on September 27, 2023 in a GOP presidential primary debate in California: “Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.” Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly: “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.” Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Social Media stated on September 1, 2023 in a post on X: A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia. Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website: Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers." Charlie Kirk stated on August 2, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech: Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China. Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: “US Navy SEALs are arresting Ron DeSantis” for running a child sex trafficking ring. Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in publicación en Facebook: Licencias de conducir de “Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai, Rhode Island y Vermont…han sido declaradas no válidas" en Florida. Ron DeSantis stated on July 18, 2023 in an interview: “In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.” TikTok posts stated on July 10, 2023 in a TikTok post: "If you get pulled over driving in Florida and your license is from Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut or Hawaii, your license is invalid." Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation. Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Florida to ban mRNA vaccines as credible evidence of biological weapons." Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados". Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.” Jared Moskowitz stated on June 23, 2023 in a tweet: Image shows Donald Trump golfing. Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.” Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech: “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines." Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt." Nikki Haley stated on September 27, 2023 in a GOP presidential primary debate in California: “Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.” Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly: “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.” Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Social Media stated on September 1, 2023 in a post on X: A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia. Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website: Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers." Charlie Kirk stated on August 2, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech: Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China. Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: “US Navy SEALs are arresting Ron DeSantis” for running a child sex trafficking ring. Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in publicación en Facebook: Licencias de conducir de “Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai, Rhode Island y Vermont…han sido declaradas no válidas" en Florida. Ron DeSantis stated on July 18, 2023 in an interview: “In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.” TikTok posts stated on July 10, 2023 in a TikTok post: "If you get pulled over driving in Florida and your license is from Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut or Hawaii, your license is invalid." Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation. Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Florida to ban mRNA vaccines as credible evidence of biological weapons." Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados". Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.” Jared Moskowitz stated on June 23, 2023 in a tweet: Image shows Donald Trump golfing. Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.” Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech: “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.”
Matt Gaetz stated on October 1, 2023 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."
Nikki Haley stated on September 27, 2023 in a GOP presidential primary debate in California: “Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.”
Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly: “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.”
Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Social Media stated on September 1, 2023 in a post on X: A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.
Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website: Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post: "Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers."
Charlie Kirk stated on August 2, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.”
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech: Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.
Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”
Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: “US Navy SEALs are arresting Ron DeSantis” for running a child sex trafficking ring.
Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in publicación en Facebook: Licencias de conducir de “Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai, Rhode Island y Vermont…han sido declaradas no válidas" en Florida.
Ron DeSantis stated on July 18, 2023 in an interview: “In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.”
TikTok posts stated on July 10, 2023 in a TikTok post: "If you get pulled over driving in Florida and your license is from Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut or Hawaii, your license is invalid."
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Florida to ban mRNA vaccines as credible evidence of biological weapons."
Ron DeSantis stated on July 9, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
TikTok posts stated on July 3, 2023 in un video en TikTok: "Tejas, Florida y otros estados acaban de anunciar que le darán papeles a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados".
Ron DeSantis stated on June 17, 2023 in a tweet: Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.”
Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”