{"id":584016,"date":"2021-07-06T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584016"},"modified":"2021-07-06T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T18:05:22","slug":"fact-check-did-ron-desantis-not-give-a-press-conference-about-the-surfside-condo-collapse-before-june-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-ron-desantis-not-give-a-press-conference-about-the-surfside-condo-collapse-before-june-29\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Ron DeSantis Not Give A Press Conference About The Surfside Condo Collapse Before June 29?"},"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\">36<\/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-not-give-a-press-conference-about-the-surfside-condo-collapse-before-june-29%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=584016&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\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1326812867-scaled-e1625591434125.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQtw4Bvg-fV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=d2f2215f-91b7-424b-bef5-3fdc53a88abb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not hold a single press conference about the collapsed Surfside condo building before June 29.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQtw4Bvg-fV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" readability=\"-7.5157894736842\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>DeSantis participated in multiple press conferences with other Florida officials regarding the Surfside condo collapse prior to June 29. He has also given updates on the situation since that date.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed early June 24, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article252337838.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Herald<\/a>. 32 people have been confirmed dead while 113 remain missing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/06\/us\/miami-dade-building-collapse-tuesday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported July 6.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQtw4Bvg-fV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=d2f2215f-91b7-424b-bef5-3fdc53a88abb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral Instagram post<\/a>, text claims DeSantis had not done a single press conference about the collapsed condo by June 29. That is, however, inaccurate. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/06\/28\/fact-check-john-mcafee-tweet-files-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did John McAfee Send This Tweet About Files He Had Stored In His Condo Near Miami Beach?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact found DeSantis partook in multiple press conferences between June 24 and June 29. DeSantis on June 24 visited the site of the collapse and hosted a press conference, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2021\/06\/24\/governor-ron-desantis-assesses-situation-coordinating-state-resources-to-surfside-building-collapse-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> from the governor\u2019s office. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nJvyJTNSUBk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a> and local affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2rD0w0PkefU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Action News<\/a> posted footage of his June 24 press conference on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DeSantis delivers remarks on Surfside building collapse - 6\/24 (FULL LIVE STREAM)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJvyJTNSUBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis spoke in press conferences about the condo collapse on other days, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dKNM1PB2cbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2021\/06\/26\/fire-burning-beneath-rubble-of-collapsed-surfside-condo-hindering-rescue-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/29790827612\/videos\/3861885267253320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/67959238836\/videos\/313862887039075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 28<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/67959238836\/videos\/784374832142934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 29<\/a>, according to local news coverage. Photos available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/florida-governor-ron-desantis-speaks-during-a-press-news-photo\/1233635244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getty<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/florida-gov-ron-desantis-speaks-to-the-media-about-the-12-news-photo\/1325282033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Images<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apimages.com\/metadata\/Index\/Building-Collapse-Miami\/6fff525dd81f4bb6afb6694dbca3ba8c\/26\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP Images<\/a> also show DeSantis talking to the media about the incident prior to June 29.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/67959238836\/videos\/495915861493735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">given<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/67959238836\/videos\/490850035306550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updates<\/a> since June 29, as well. For instance, he joined other officials in providing updates on the state\u2019s response <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?v=503845250866923&amp;ref=watch_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/video\/national\/desantis-condo-collapse-survivors-are-dealing-with-a-lot-of-mental-health-impacts\/2021\/07\/05\/b0bf84c5-9e06-4fe4-88ab-1efd4d6f9b52_video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 5<\/a>. DeSantis and President Joe Biden also had a command briefing about the condo collapse, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/biden-headed-florida-grieve-with-families-condo-collapse-2021-07-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram claims Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not hold a single press conference about the collapsed Surfside condo building before June 29. Verdict: False &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314085,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1326812867-scaled-e1625591434125.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Ron DeSantis Not Give A Press Conference About The Surfside Condo Collapse Before June 29?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-584016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1326812867-scaled-e1625591434125.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Ron DeSantis Not Give A Press Conference About The Surfside Condo Collapse Before June 29?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584016","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}