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  • Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student's They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn -- Emails Show Consultation

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    Did a Florida school encourage January Littlejohn's child to secretly socially transition and use they/them pronouns without telling her? No, that's not true: January Littlejohn approached her child's school first about the decision by her child to use they/them pronouns, according to emails obtained by news outlets. Details of the emails that Littlejohn sent telling the school her child wanted…

    • Mar 5, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student's They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn -- Emails Show Consultation Emails Refute
  • Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Lift Ban On Illegal Immigrants For Hurricane Helene, Milton Clean-Up

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    Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lift a ban on illegal immigrants in the state because he needs them to clean up after hurricanes Milton and Helene? No, that's not true: There are no official statements or press releases from DeSantis indicating any changes to SB-1718, which is known as Florida's anti-illegal immigration law. No actual news reports say that DeSantis…

    • Oct 25, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  DeSantis Did NOT Lift Ban On Illegal Immigrants For Hurricane Helene, Milton Clean-Up Still Law
  • Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Block Dominion Voting Systems In Florida; It Will Operate In 18 Counties In 2024

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    Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say Dominion Voting Systems will not operate in the state? No, that's not true: Dominion is one of two certified election systems in the state, with 18 of Florida's 67 counties using it in 2024, according to the Florida Division of Elections website. There has been no verified statement or policy announcement from the governor…

    • Oct 22, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Block Dominion Voting Systems In Florida; It Will Operate In 18 Counties In 2024 Fla. OK
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    Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refuse to turn over alleged Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh to the FBI? No, that's not true: Jail records on September 17, 2024, showed that a Ryan Wesley Routh of the same age as the suspected gunman was housed at the Miami Federal Detention Center. Prosecutors filed two federal charges against Routh on September 16,…

    • Sep 17, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Refuse To Give Alleged Trump Shooter Routh To FBI Feds Got Him
  • Fact Check: Iowa Gov. Reynolds Was NOT Interrupted By Trump Chants At Rally Where She Endorsed DeSantis

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    Was Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds interrupted by Trump chants during the speech in which she endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the presidential race? No, that's not true: The audio of the November 6, 2023, speech has been edited to include chants and remarks from a different event that took place on August 12, 2023. The "we want Trump" chants…

    • Nov 9, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Iowa Gov. Reynolds Was NOT Interrupted By Trump Chants At Rally Where She Endorsed DeSantis Edited Audio
  • Fact Check: Florida Has NOT Officially Classified COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines As Bioweapons As Of September 18, 2023

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    Has the state of Florida officially classified COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as bioweapons? No, that's not true: There is no legislation in Florida that has classified mRNA vaccines as bioweapons as of September 18, 2023. One county Republican organization in the state voted to send a letter to Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron Desantis requesting the classification but the letter…

    • Sep 18, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Florida Has NOT Officially Classified COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines As Bioweapons As Of September 18, 2023 Letter To Gov
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Chanting 'We Want Trump' At DeSantis In Florida -- It Was Digitally Altered

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    Did "enthusiastic crowds" chant "We want Trump" at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while he spoke in Jacksonville, Florida? No, that's not true: The audio in one of the three videos in this post has been edited. While DeSantis was heckled at an event in Jacksonville in August 2023, the original video shows him being booed without the crowd mentioning former…

    • Sep 6, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Chanting 'We Want Trump' At DeSantis In Florida -- It Was Digitally Altered Edited Audio
  • Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing 'Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers'

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    Did Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker sign a law that will allow "illegal immigrants" to become police officers and sheriffs' deputies? No, that's not true: Neither DACA recipients nor lawful permanent residents -- the two categories of noncitizens who were allowed to join law enforcement under the new law -- are in the United States as "illegal" immigrants. Unlike…

    • Aug 8, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing 'Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers' 'Symbolic'
  • Fact Check: Military Did NOT Take Down Florida Child Trafficking Ring And Arrest Ron DeSantis

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    Did U.S. Navy SEALs take down a Florida child trafficking ring and arrest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as was livestreamed on Facebook by Child Parent Safety (Cps) News Network on July 25, 2023? No, that's not true: Presidential candidate DeSantis was not arrested, and the footage of a military operation was not live, but recycled footage taken from staged tactical…

    • Jul 25, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Military Did NOT Take Down Florida Child Trafficking Ring And Arrest Ron DeSantis Staged Moves
  • Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report DeSantis' Classmates Referred To 'Muffin Incident'

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    Did NBC News report that the news outlet was told that several of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' classmates "vaguely referred to an event known as the 'muffin incident'"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that NBC News published a claim about a "muffin incident" and DeSantis. The article posted by the news outlet on DeSantis the same day…

    • Jul 19, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report DeSantis' Classmates Referred To 'Muffin Incident' Made-Up Claim
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