Florida Governor. 64 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2020 to 2026. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
FactCheck.org says: Such claims are unsupported and based on flawed analyses.
PolitiFact says: Medical transitioning is not recommended for prepubescent children, as DeSantis suggested. Experts say transition-related surgery is rare for minors and isn’t typically recommended.
FactCheck.org says: A state Senate analysis of the legislation said it will have an "indeterminate fiscal impact on residents and businesses currently served by a special district dissolved by the bill."
PolitiFact says: Contrary to what DeSantis said, immigration officials screen children as part of the Unaccompanied Alien Children process, to determine if they are victims of trafficking and check if they have a criminal record.
FactCheck.org says: Puede que no haya estadísticas de pacientes, pero los estudios de laboratorios que sugieren que los tratamientos no ayudarán a las personas infectadas por ómicron son robustos.
FactCheck.org says: There may not be data from patients, but lab studies strongly suggest the treatments will not help omicron-infected people. Eli Lilly and Regeneron agree with the FDA and found the decision appropriate.
PolitiFact says: Florida had a great month for jobs, but his comparison of state and federal figures is more complicated than he lets on. It's also common for monthly numbers to jump around a lot; the previous month was much smaller.
FactCheck.org says: Infectious disease experts say low vaccination rates, resistance to protective measures such as wearing a mask and the highly transmissible delta variant are driving the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
PolitiFact says: Preliminary studies find surviving COVID-19 leaves people with robust immunity. But it's a high-risk strategy for getting protection from the virus.
Washington Post says: There is little evidence to support this claim. Undocumented immigrants found to be covid-positive are quarantined until they are well.
PolitiFact says: Illegal immigration may be a contributing factor to the coronavirus’ spread, but the available evidence suggests another explanation: low vaccination rates.
PolitiFact says: The DEA has said that most of the meth in the U.S. comes from the southwest border. Meth seizure at the southwest border has been increasing for years.
PolitiFact says: The stickers cost about $5,000, not "millions of dollars."
PolitiFact says: Crime went up in the selected time periods, but there’s no proof that it happened as a direct result of budget cuts.
PolitiFact says: The Legislature did pass a bill banning sanctuary cities although Democrats said none existed. The E-Verify bill did not apply to all private businesses.
PolitiFact says: Currently, Florida has relatively low rates of coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations. However, the connection between this and Florida’s light regulation of businesses’ and residents’ behavior is less clear-cut.
PolitiFact says: There is limited research on COVID-19 and schoolchildren so far. It is difficult to assess how much children may have spread the virus since schools shut down early in the pandemic.
PolitiFact says: DeSantis held multiple press conferences in May where reporters asked him many pandemic-related questions about unemployment, reopening plans, testing and outbreaks.