“Ron DeSantis “sided with the liberals” and "sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state.”
What FactCheck.org found
DeSantis was among more than 20 Republicans who were original co-sponsors of a bill that sought in 2018 to put Puerto Rico on a path toward statehood. As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump staked a similar position.
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In short
MAGA Inc. (Pro-Trump super PAC) made this claim around 28 October 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 November 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
MAGA Inc. has 10 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/embed/YtUxwsveSjw
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