“Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare.”
DeSantis Watch
a project of the left-leaning Progress Florida and Florida Watch. in a Facebook post. Claim dated 8 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
The resolution DeSantis voted for is not a law, nor did it immediately impact seniors' benefits. Medicare spending would have also grown under the proposal, albeit at a smaller pace.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
DeSantis Watch (a project of the left-leaning Progress Florida and Florida Watch) made this claim around 8 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2023, 15 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/DeSantisWatch/posts/pfbid0ia8WNLnEtF2CY6NDiHUSTUqZj3SXEm3oN5gC6U…
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