{"id":1609350,"date":"2022-08-16T17:10:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1609350"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:10:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:10:37","slug":"fact-check-did-cnn-report-that-ron-desantis-ordered-state-officials-to-cease-cooperation-with-federal-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-cnn-report-that-ron-desantis-ordered-state-officials-to-cease-cooperation-with-federal-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did CNN Report That Ron DeSantis Ordered State Officials To Cease Cooperation With Federal Agencies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-cnn-report-that-ron-desantis-ordered-state-officials-to-cease-cooperation-with-federal-agencies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1609350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1241917922-scaled-e1660683151617.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=5725256040818767&#038;set=a.197498493594577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid%3D5725256040818767%26set%3Da.197498493594577&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1660407427571000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0UTfjWdDqgnaA2DGPqAsTv\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows a tweet from CNN stating that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order directing state officials to cease cooperation with federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. A spokesperson for CNN denied the outlet sent such a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have flocked to the defense of former President Donald Trump following an Aug. 8 FBI raid on his home in Florida, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/09\/us\/politics\/republicans-defend-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. DeSantis likewise defended Trump in the aftermath of the raid, calling the event \u201canother escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the regime\u2019s political opponents,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/08\/desantis-trump-fbi-00050462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rev-more-content\">\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims DeSantis has now taken steps to protect Trump from future federal law enforcement raids. The image shows what appears to be a screenshot of a tweet from CNN about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s Ron DeSantis has reportedly signed an executive order demanding all Florida officials refuse to cooperate with any federal agency, and which grants former President Donald Trump protection of armed state officials,\u201d reads the alleged tweet. \u201cSenior Democrats have warned that this could potentially lead to treason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tweet is digitally fabricated. Check Your Fact reviewed CNN\u2019s verified <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=desantis%20emergency%20executive%20order%20(from%3ACNN)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a> and found no record of the alleged tweet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/search?q=ron+desantis+emergency+executive+order&#038;from=0&#038;size=10&#038;page=1&#038;sort=newest&#038;types=all&#038;section=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN\u2019s website<\/a> does not yield any results for any report about the purported executive order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is fabricated,\u201d said Bridget Leininger, a CNN spokesperson, in an email to Check Your Fact. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/08\/09\/fact-check-brittney-griner-dna-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did CNN Report The Russians Gave Brittney Griner A DNA Test To Determine Her Gender?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The claim regarding DeSantis is also false. No such order appears on the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive orders<\/a> webpage. None of the existing executive orders feature such language as the one described in the post. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=desantis+emergency+executive+order+florida+officials+federal+agencies&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwii4fXoisn5AhWeDEQIHXfODhUQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&#038;biw=1440&#038;bih=821&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> suggesting any such order has been signed or is planning to be signed.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Griffin, DeSantis\u2019 press secretary, confirmed the claim was false in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook purportedly shows a tweet from CNN stating that Republican Florida Gov. 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