{"id":1620691,"date":"2022-08-23T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620691"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:27:29","slug":"fact-check-did-ron-desantis-recently-tour-guantanamo-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-ron-desantis-recently-tour-guantanamo-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Ron DeSantis Recently Tour Guantanamo Bay?"},"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\">18<\/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-ron-desantis-recently-tour-guantanamo-bay%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=1620691&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\/2022-08-19T224622Z_775417274_RC2YZV9XYMPX_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-PENNSYLVANIA-scaled-e1661176507224.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/linda.s.hulsey.3\/posts\/pfbid02EbppxJqusMiBjvr7W6BJJKE8tpjDyCT66DBbYUTPxoShdxkK7zp4DJWp3V4e1cW6l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an unexpected visit to Guantanamo Bay Aug. 20.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest DeSantis made such a visit. A spokesperson for the governor denied the claim.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration launched a review of Guantanamo Bay back in 2021 with the goal of closing the facility before he leaves office, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-biden-guantanamo-exclusive\/biden-launches-review-of-guantanamo-prison-aims-to-close-it-before-leaving-office-idUSKBN2AC1Q4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. A Saudi Arabian government-sponsored rehabilitation program is being floated as a possible option for relocating current detainees should the prison be closed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/13\/us\/politics\/guantanamo-biden-saudi-arabia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a post shared on Facebook claims DeSantis recently made an unexpected visit to the detention camp on Saturday. DeSantis was supposedly greeted by two admirals who escorted him to the facility\u2019s south courtroom and Camp Delta detention block, according to the post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time in a long time, at least as far as we know, that a politician has been granted access to GITMO\u2019s inner secrets,\u201d the post reads in part. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/08\/15\/fact-check-ron-desantis-hannit-fbi-raid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Ron DeSantis Defend The FBI\u2019s Search Of Mar-A-Lago On \u2018Hannity\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The claim is baseless. Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=ron+desantis+visits+guantanamo+bay+2022&amp;ei=94EDY6PQAvWsiLMP79uQuA0&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjjp--uxNr5AhV1FmIAHe8tBNcQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=ron+desantis+visits+guantanamo+bay+2022&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAkoECEEYAEoECEYYAFCtBFjJFWCMF2gEcAF4AIABdIgBmgWSAQM3LjGYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to suggest DeSantis recently visited Guantanamo Bay. The claim also does not appear on the <a href=\"https:\/\/search.usa.gov\/search?query=governor%20ron%20desantis%20makes%20unexpected%20visit%20to%20guantanamo%20bay&amp;affiliate=defensegov&amp;utf8=%26%23x2713%3B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Defense\u2019s website<\/a> or its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064688230749\/search?q=governor%20ron%20desantis%20makes%20unexpected%20visit%20to%20guantanamo%20bay&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22governor%20ron%20desantis%20makes%20unexpected%20visit%20to%20guantanamo%20bay%22%20(from%3ADeptofDefense)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/DeptofDefense\/?fbclid=IwAR0Vbdu-AAT9Kwmj2M4XZL74C8P4HnKW4ig54vIW3jApbRDEc-70W1fVJJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pages<\/a>. No such announcement of a visit appears on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">governor\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not true,\u201d said Bryan Griffin, a DeSantis spokesperson, in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>A keyword search reveals the claim stems from an <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2022\/08\/desantis-tours-gitmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 21 article<\/a> published by the website Real Raw News. The website\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Us<\/a>\u201d page states it \u201ccontains humor, parody, and satire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has also reached out to the Department of Defense for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an unexpected visit to Guantanamo Bay Aug. 20.Verdict: FalseThere is no evidence to suggest DeSantis made such a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1620691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1620691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1620691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1620691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1620691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}