New report reveals that Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign crew is firmly behind Florida’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis amid the emergence of a new political landscape is emerging in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
According to the report published by VICE, many of Cruz’s former supporters are now backing DeSantis in his bid to become the state’s next governor.
In the article, the media outlet cited multiple examples of Cruz’s supporters, including former campaign manager Jeff Roe, who is now serving as a senior advisor for DeSantis.
It also claimed that Roe is joined by several other former Cruz staffers, including communications director Alice Stewart and policy director Paul Teller.
However, a fact-checking analysis of this article reveals that it is only partially factual.
After the report sparked controversy, DBunk conducted a fact-check analysis of the aforementioned article as part of its objectives to provide readers with accurate and up-to-date information.
According to its findings, although it is true that many of Cruz’s 2016 supporters are now backing DeSantis, the article failed to mention that some are still supporting Donald Trump.
DBunk also revealed that this omission could lead readers to believe that Cruz’s supporters are unanimously against Trump, when in reality there is a significant portion that still supports him.
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