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Yacob Reyes is a Florida-born reporter of Puerto Rican descent covering misinformation for PolitiFact. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Axios, where he covered national breaking news. Before that, he served as the editor-in-chief of Hillsborough Community College’s student-led newspaper, The Hawkeye, and as an editorial intern for Tampa Magazines.

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Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"The true meaning of Hurricane," or Her-ricane, is the spirit of "the African woman who has been stolen."

By Yacob Reyes • September 29, 2022
Matt Gaetz
stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event.

By Yacob Reyes • September 19, 2022
Marco Rubio
stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet:

"Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth."

By Yacob Reyes • September 16, 2022
Charlie Crist
stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet:

Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."

By Yacob Reyes • September 2, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on August 21, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Fox News sought the legal "right to tell lies."

By Yacob Reyes • August 31, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on August 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Sarasota, Florida, teachers told they cannot purchase books, accept donated reading materials, order from Scholastic or hold book fairs.

By Yacob Reyes • August 29, 2022
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 24, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Charlie Crist "supported Biden's agenda to defund the police."

By Yacob Reyes • August 26, 2022
Viral image
stated on August 21, 2022 in a tweet:

Image shows "Florida's anti-woke banned book list."

By Yacob Reyes • August 24, 2022
Nikki Fried
stated on August 14, 2022 in a campaign event:

"We also know (the Sierra Club) paid for those reporters" at the Palm Beach Post.

By Yacob Reyes • August 19, 2022
Tweets
stated on August 11, 2022 in a tweet:

Video shows Ron DeSantis arguing with Sean Hannity

By Yacob Reyes • August 15, 2022