“DeSantis deployed troops to the southern border to stop the invasion.”
What PolitiFact found
DeSantis twice sent Florida National Guard service members to the southern border during Biden’s presidency. But it’s unclear how those deployments have affected illegal immigration mitigation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ron DeSantis (Florida governor and candidate for president) made this claim around 2 November 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 November 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “Needs more context”.
Ron DeSantis has 64 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 38 misleading or mixed and 2 true.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.