Latest Fact-checks on Ron DeSantis Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Ron DeSantis stated on March 20, 2023 in a news conference: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 17, 2023 in a press conference: "Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster." Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land." Ron DeSantis stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN: Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall. Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids." Ron DeSantis stated on June 30, 2022 in a press release: The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory. Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 5, 2022 in a press conference: New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida. Ron DeSantis stated on March 2, 2022 in a press conference: Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.” Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact. Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.” Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2021 in an executive order: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance on students and masking “lacks a well-grounded scientific justification.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “That meth … it’s almost all coming across the southern border and it’s been accelerating for the last six months.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up." Ron DeSantis stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: "When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify." Ron DeSantis stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference: The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair without any corresponding benefit in Covid mortality.” Ron DeSantis stated on February 11, 2021 in a fundraising email: Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2020 in a press conference: “The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida Ron DeSantis stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education: “The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' Ron DeSantis stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 9, 2020 in a meeting: "This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25." Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." Ron DeSantis stated on October 30, 2018 in an interview: Says that Andrew Gillum said, "Police and prisons have no place in justice." Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2018 in a debate at Broward College: Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate.
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Ron DeSantis stated on March 20, 2023 in a news conference: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 17, 2023 in a press conference: "Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster." Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land." Ron DeSantis stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN: Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall. Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids." Ron DeSantis stated on June 30, 2022 in a press release: The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory. Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 5, 2022 in a press conference: New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida. Ron DeSantis stated on March 2, 2022 in a press conference: Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.” Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact. Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.” Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2021 in an executive order: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance on students and masking “lacks a well-grounded scientific justification.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “That meth … it’s almost all coming across the southern border and it’s been accelerating for the last six months.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up." Ron DeSantis stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: "When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify." Ron DeSantis stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference: The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair without any corresponding benefit in Covid mortality.” Ron DeSantis stated on February 11, 2021 in a fundraising email: Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2020 in a press conference: “The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida Ron DeSantis stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education: “The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' Ron DeSantis stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 9, 2020 in a meeting: "This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25." Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." Ron DeSantis stated on October 30, 2018 in an interview: Says that Andrew Gillum said, "Police and prisons have no place in justice." Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2018 in a debate at Broward College: Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate.
Ron DeSantis stated on March 20, 2023 in a news conference: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 17, 2023 in a press conference: "Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster."
Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate: It's not true that "the United States was built on stolen land."
Ron DeSantis stated on October 2, 2022 in an interview with CNN: Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall.
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2022 in a press conference: "They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids."
Ron DeSantis stated on June 30, 2022 in a press release: The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory.
Ron DeSantis stated on April 29, 2022 in a press conference: “The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.”
Ron DeSantis stated on April 5, 2022 in a press conference: New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida.
Ron DeSantis stated on March 2, 2022 in a press conference: Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.”
Ron DeSantis stated on February 7, 2022 in a news conference: Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2022 in campaign ad: Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact.
Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”
Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.”
Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2021 in an executive order: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance on students and masking “lacks a well-grounded scientific justification.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference: “That meth … it’s almost all coming across the southern border and it’s been accelerating for the last six months.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.”
Ron DeSantis stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech: “If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: "When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."
Ron DeSantis stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference: The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair without any corresponding benefit in Covid mortality.”
Ron DeSantis stated on February 11, 2021 in a fundraising email: Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.”
Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2020 in a press conference: “The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida
Ron DeSantis stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education: “The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.''
Ron DeSantis stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
Ron DeSantis stated on April 9, 2020 in a meeting: "This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
Ron DeSantis stated on October 30, 2018 in an interview: Says that Andrew Gillum said, "Police and prisons have no place in justice."
Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2018 in a debate at Broward College: Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate.
