Media Fact-Checks Old DeSantis Claims from Campaign Trail

Media Fact-Checks Old DeSantis Claims from Campaign Trail

Jim McCool
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February 5, 2024
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has  came back to his job as governor of Florida after dropping his presidential bid and endorsing President Donald Trump (R).  However, one of his biggest claims in the primary race is being fact-checked. In order to appeal to small government conservatives, Gov. DeSantis told a crowd of primary voters in […]
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PolitiFact's Yacob Reyes Continues Questionable Reporting Against DeSantis

PolitiFact's Yacob Reyes Continues Questionable Reporting Against DeSantis

Grayson Bakich
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October 5, 2022
Last week, The Floridian detailed Politico's attempt to politicize Hurricane Ian and the backlash on Twitter. One week later, it is PolitiFact that is in hot water. Yacob Reyes asserts that Gov. Ron DeSantis' claim of Lee County not being in the cone of the storm 72 hours before landfall is "mostly false." Reyes "proves" […]
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