“A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying, “Now Trump’s been indicted, now the people will have no choice but to accept me as their assigned candidate.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 31 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
DeSantis has not announced that he’s running for president in 2024. This is a deepfake video that was first shared as a joke by a pro-Donald Trump social media account.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/archive/RS8Eq
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