“Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.”
What PolitiFact found
Florida’s spending under Gov. Ron DeSantis rose 30%, but Chris Christie’s attack omits half of the equation — Florida’s tax revenue rose by about the same percentage.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Chris Christie (former New Jersey governor and Republican primary presidential candidate) made this claim around 5 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 September 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Chris Christie has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 0 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.