Latest Fact-checks on Ron DeSantis 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 Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform." Ron DeSantis stated on July 16, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War." Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2018 in during a BBQ : "The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border." Ron DeSantis stated on May 2, 2018 in during an interview: Says Adam Putnam "opposed bringing troops, putting troops on our southern border using the National Guard." Ron DeSantis stated on January 11, 2018 in a event at the Heritage Foundation: In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel." Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
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Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform." Ron DeSantis stated on July 16, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War." Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2018 in during a BBQ : "The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border." Ron DeSantis stated on May 2, 2018 in during an interview: Says Adam Putnam "opposed bringing troops, putting troops on our southern border using the National Guard." Ron DeSantis stated on January 11, 2018 in a event at the Heritage Foundation: In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel." Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
Ron DeSantis stated on July 16, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Says John Brennan "was a member of the Communist Party during the Cold War."
Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2018 in during a BBQ : "The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border."
Ron DeSantis stated on May 2, 2018 in during an interview: Says Adam Putnam "opposed bringing troops, putting troops on our southern border using the National Guard."
Ron DeSantis stated on January 11, 2018 in a event at the Heritage Foundation: In one year, the United Nations "did 24 resolutions and 20 of them were against Israel."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years."
Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
