A TikTok video claims that Ron DeSantis banned displaying Puerto Rico’s flag in Florida. PolitiFact found no evidence that backs this claim.
"Desanti says we can't put Puertorican flag in Florida," said text on theA Spanish-language TikTok video similarly claims that in Florida exhibiting Puerto Rico’s flag in public is now a crime.
"The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed a law to ban exhibiting Puerto Rico’s flag in public," reads the text in that published May 23."The prohibition includes showing the starry flag in an event like a parade, in cars and even on the exterior of residences."PolitiFact found no law signed by DeSantis that prohibits raising the Puerto Rican flag in Florida. We also found no statement from him about signing a future bill that does what the video said. PolitiFact contacted the governor’s office but didn’t get a response.
Members of the House of Representatives and the Florida Senate proposed this year limiting the types of flags that could be exhibited in government buildings, but these bills weren’t approved.
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