There’s a disturbing theme in a string of stories this weekend:

Florida’s governor and his administration have trouble telling the truth.

And they're willing to spin facts and conceal public records to keep their misleading narratives going.
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“The Florida Department of Health’s county-level spokespeople were ordered in September to stop issuing public statements about COVID-19 until after the Nov. 3 election.”
2/5 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-coronavirus-florida-desantis-spin-ss-prem-20201203-tyjmgkos6bd7vo7vnripqliany-htmlstory.html
Secrecy and spin: How Florida’s governor misled the public on the COVID-19 pandemic

The DeSantis administration tried to control public information on the coronavirus pandemic by sidelining Florida health experts, spreading misinformation, withholding data, and casting doubt on the...

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-coronavirus-florida-desantis-spin-ss-prem-20201203-tyjmgkos6bd7vo7vnripqliany-htmlstory.html
“As the death toll rose among the elderly in Florida, the state would not provide the number of coronavirus deaths connected with individual long-term care facilities. News organizations … filed suit ... to force the release of the information.”
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-florida-pattern-of-secrecy-ss-prem-20201203-euz7cc5hh5ajbefpele4ejzrsa-story.html
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Florida’s COVID response: A timeline of secrecy

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Florida agencies held back critical information about the gravest health threat the state has ever faced.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-florida-pattern-of-secrecy-ss-prem-20201203-euz7cc5hh5ajbefpele4ejzrsa-story.html
“DeSantis praised the Walt Disney Co ... he asserted that most of the theme park giant’s 32,000 layoffs have occurred at its California parks.
But at least 18,000 Disney World resort employees in Orlando have been let go … 56% of the layoffs”
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-cfb-desantis-disney-coronavirus-20201201-kz3npgfjafabbds2j2tvkq7uji-story.html
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DeSantis says Disney layoffs ‘mostly in California,’ despite 18,000 terminations in Orlando

State records and reports from Disney union leaders reveal that at least 18,000 Disney World resort employees in Orlando have been let go, primarily in the theme parks division, which also includes...

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-cfb-desantis-disney-coronavirus-20201201-kz3npgfjafabbds2j2tvkq7uji-story.html
“On three separate occasions, Piccolo has replied to people on Twitter with claims that COVID-19 is less deadly than the flu …
All of those claims are inaccurate.
… ‘What he doesn’t understand is math.’ ”
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-fred-piccolo-spreads-viral-falsehoods-ss-prem-20201203-34c63unxu5h7bgjnmj7miv27ni-story.html
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As COVID spreads, Florida governor’s spokesman pushes misinformation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' spokesman regularly takes to Twitter to spread what experts say is misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The South Florida Sun Sentinel asked the experts to fact...

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-fred-piccolo-spreads-viral-falsehoods-ss-prem-20201203-34c63unxu5h7bgjnmj7miv27ni-story.html
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