The declare: Video exhibits Ron DeSantis confronting Hunter Biden over deleted laptop computer information
Hunter Biden’s laptop computer grew to become a nationwide information story in October 2020 after he left it at a restore store in Wilmington, Delaware, and knowledge from it was later obtained by the New York Put up.
A Sept. 19 Fb video claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confronted Biden, the president’s son, concerning the laptop computer.
“FINALLY! Ron DeSantis CONFRONTS Hunter Biden In Florida, DELETED Laptop computer Recordsdata Surfaces,” reads the video’s caption.
The identical declare was made in a Sept. 12 Fb put up that was seen greater than 12,000 occasions in ten days earlier than it was deleted.
However the video is miscaptioned. The video exhibits DeSantis talking concerning the state of schooling in Florida, not confronting Biden.
USA TODAY reached out to the consumer who shared the put up for remark.
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Video exhibits DeSantis’ remarks on schooling
The 16-minute video included within the Fb put up exhibits two completely different clips from DeSantis’ Sept. 8 appearances at The Heritage Basis’s 2022 Schooling Freedom Report Card launch. The primary exhibits a query and reply portion of the occasion, whereas the second exhibits DeSantis’ opening remarks. In each clips, DeSantis speaks concerning the state of schooling in Florida.
At no level within the video does DeSantis confront Biden, who will not be seen or talked about in both clip.
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Our score: False
Based mostly on our analysis, we fee FALSE the declare {that a} video exhibits DeSantis confronting Biden over deleted laptop computer information. The video exhibits DeSantis talking at a Heritage Basis occasion. He doesn’t point out or confront Biden.
Our fact-check sources:
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Flagov.com, Sept. 9, Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights Florida’s Quantity One Rating for Schooling Freedom
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The Washington Put up, March 30, Here is how The Put up analyzed Hunter Biden’s laptop computer
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The Washington Put up, Oct. 14, 2020, Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop computer: An explainer
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New York Put up, Oct. 14, 2020, Smoking-gun e-mail reveals how Hunter Biden launched Ukrainian businessman to VP dad
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This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: Reality verify: Video exhibits DeSantis at discussion board, not addressing Hunter Biden