evidence: CLAIM: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants bloggers to register with the state or face fines. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. A bill filed in the Florida Senate would require bloggers to register with the state and submit periodic reports if they are paid for posts about elected officials. However, the bill was filed by Republican Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur, not DeSantis. The Republican governor said at a press conference on Tuesday that he does not support the bill. [...] "Ron DeSantis wants bloggers who write about him to register with the state or face fines," one tweet states. "This is exactly what fascism looks like." It had received nearly 30,000 likes and more than 6,000 shares as of Wednesday.