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Samantha Putterman is a fact-checker for PolitiFact based in Florida reporting on misinformation with a focus on abortion and public health.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, second from right, visits a home whose interior was heavily damaged by storm surge during the passage of Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 31, 2023, in Horseshoe Beach. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
March 18, 2024

PolitiFact FL: DeSantis said Citizens Insurance ‘is not solvent.’ That’s misleading.

Insolvency means a company cannot pay its bills today. That’s not so with Citizens, which has a $5 billion surplus.…

By Louis Jacobson - PolitiFact and Samantha Putterman - PolitiFact

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August 15, 2023

PolitiFact FL: DeSantis says he removed critical race theory from schools. Districts say it wasn’t taught.

DeSantis’ claim contains an element of truth, but it ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate…

By Samantha Putterman - PolitiFact