“In Florida, we led the country out of lockdown. We kept our state free and open.”
What PolitiFact found
This is misleading. DeSantis revels in his record of snubbing public health recommendations to curb COVID-19’s spread. But he largely omits the closures of schools and businesses that happened under his watch.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ron DeSantis (Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate) made this claim around 23 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “Omits 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.