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Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida

“No elected official is doing more to enable the transmission of COVID in America than Joe Biden with his open borders policies.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Migrants Not Driving Surge

FactCheck.org says: Infectious disease experts say low vaccination rates, resistance to protective measures such as wearing a mask and the highly transmissible delta variant are driving the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

Social media posts

“Exempt from Biden's vaccine mandates: Congress/legislative branch, Congressional staff, Judicial branch, White House staff, CDC employees, FDA employees, USPS employees, NIAID employees, Pfizer employees, Moderna employees, Illegal aliens.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: Claims about who will be “exempt” from federal vaccine mandates have been circulating. Workers at the White House and in agencies within HHS are subject to the executive order requiring federal employees to be vaccinated