Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-10 13:23:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 608E4B4522DDC443572C39253B875BDBAC99E44B0E105816C05228B9652FBA24
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DeSantis did not “tear down statues in Florida.” The statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith was replaced with one of Mary McLeod Bethune because of legislation signed by the previous governor, Rick Scott. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/452664-desantis-requests-florida-capitol-replace-confederate-general-statue/ https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2018/02/20/house-oks-bethune-statue-for-us-capitol-111-1-jay-fant-lone-foe/14222068007/
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