While school districts can ban books through a process created by the new law, Florida has not banned any books at the state level, said a spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis.
"inappropriate for the grade level and age group for which the material is used" or contain "pornographic content." "The image is fake – as far as I see it, this is just a completely fictitious list," he said. In addition, at least five of books on the list are endorsed as exemplary of a"rich literary tradition" in a guide to the state's current
, including"To Kill a Mockingbird,""1984,""Of Mice and Men,""The Call of the Wild" and"Lord of the Flies," as Griffin noted. Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that an image shows a list of books that are banned from schools and libraries in Florida. Florida has not issued any statewide book bans, a DeSantis spokesperson told USA TODAY.
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