FactChecking Ron DeSantis’ Presidential Announcement

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his presidential candidacy official on May 24, first with a glitch-delayed livestream on Twitter Spaces, followed by an interview on Fox News.

Making his pitch for the Republican nomination, DeSantis leaned heavily into his record as governor of the Sunshine State, and criticism of President Joe Biden. But we found that in some instances, DeSantis presented a distorted or incomplete picture.

DeSantis said that Florida “eliminated critical race theory,” even though there is little or no evidence that it was being taught in public schools....