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WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The Pulitzer Prize-winning organization seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases.
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PolitiFact and WLRN verified a TikTok video that said the Florida governor would ban showing the Puerto Rican flag in public. We found no statements or laws backing that claim.
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A pro-Trump political action committee, MAGA Inc., is portraying Gov. Ron DeSantis as a weak pandemic leader and a fan of COVID-19 lockdowns, ignoring that DeSantis was among the early wave of governors to reopen states.
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Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez talked at length about Florida’s newest immigration policies and the uptick in immigration across the country is directly affecting Miami-Dade County Public Schools. PolitiFact and WLRN explain that his claim is true.
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PolitiFact and WLRN fact-checked claims about critical race theory, immigration and school book bans made by Gov. DeSantis' during his presidential announcement with Elon Musk on Twitter.