“A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There’s no evidence of such a law. A new Florida law, instead, acknowledges unmarried fathers’ rights by expanding state statute that previously defaulted natural guardianship to the mother.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 September 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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