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Yacob Reyes was a staff writer covering Florida politicians and legislative issues for PolitiFact. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Axios, where he covered national breaking news. Reyes is a reporter of Puerto Rican descent based in Tampa. He is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He left PolitiFact in March 2023.

Featured Statements

Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2023 in a statement:

Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed "all beaches" in Florida.

By Yacob Reyes • April 3, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social:

Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 24, 2023
DeSantis Watch
stated on March 4, 2023 in a digital advertisement:

"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."

By Yacob Reyes • March 15, 2023
Fentrice Driskell
stated on March 7, 2023 in a press conference:

"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."

By Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2023
The Gateway Pundit
stated on February 16, 2023 in an article:

"George Soros has endorsed (Ron) DeSantis for 2024."

By Yacob Reyes • February 23, 2023
DeSantis Watch
stated on February 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."

By Yacob Reyes • February 22, 2023
Tom Cotton
stated on February 6, 2023 in a tweet:

"It's President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage."

By Madison Czopek • February 15, 2023
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet:

"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."

By Yacob Reyes • February 6, 2023
Jim Jordan
stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."

By Yacob Reyes • February 1, 2023
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."

By Yacob Reyes • January 20, 2023

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes • April 4, 2023
Was Silicon Valley Bank demise caused by Trump easing regulation, 'woke' efforts, or something else?

By Matthew Crowley • March 13, 2023
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record

By Yacob Reyes • March 2, 2023
What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union?

By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2023
'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class

By Yacob Reyes • January 25, 2023
What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals

By Yacob Reyes • December 19, 2022
What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022
What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage

By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2022
Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care

By Yacob Reyes • December 2, 2022
Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

By Matthew Crowley • November 16, 2022