Fake DeSantis 2024 filing appears on FEC website

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FLV) – A new filing on the Federal Election Commission’s website had some believing Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly declared his candidacy for president in 2024.

According to the FEC, his candidacy was filed on April 8 as a Republican.

The statement of candidacy form, however, presents red flags indicating it’s fake.

On the form, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a fellow Republican, was listed as his vice president.

Typically, vice presidential picks are not chosen this early in the primaries, but rather after the party has chosen its nominee for the general election.

The Republican National Convention occurs in the summer of 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Additionally, the name of the “principal campaign committee” was reported to be “Desantis For President Committee” – missing the capital “S” in “DeSantis.”

DeSantis has not publicly said he is running for president, but indicated that once the Florida Legislature wraps up its session in May, he and his team would look at “national” political decisions.

It’s not likely he and his team would contradict months of statements from the governor indicating no decisions would be made until near the end of spring.