DeSantis slams lawmaker over lie that ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ is banned in Fla, when it’s ON the reading list

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his people have a full-time job in debunking leftist lies about his administration.

It started when California State Senator Scott Weiner claimed that The Diary of Anne Frank had been banned in Florida. No evidence, no explanation, just a wild and erroneous allegation thrown out on X.

Florida banning the Diary of Anne Frank tells you everything you need to know about the MAGA movement.

— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) August 25, 2025

Christina Pushaw quickly jumped on his abject lie, proving that not only is the book not banned, but it’s actually on the recommended reading list for middle school-aged children in the state.

This is just a lie. Not only is Anne Frank’s diary not “banned” in Florida — it’s on @EducationFL recommended reading list. https://t.co/8901a7NqpU pic.twitter.com/QaG4uTEn73

— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) August 25, 2025

The governor himself even weighed in.

This is not the first time a leftist has accused Florida of “banning” a book that is on the state’s recommended reading list.

Another lie debunked. https://t.co/cLKme9zgty

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 25, 2025

“This is not the first time a leftist has accused Florida of ‘banning’ a book that is on the state’s recommended reading list. Another lie debunked,” he wrote.

Fox News Digital reported on a statement from Weiner’s office, which doubled down on his claim.

“Senator Wiener’s tweet refers to the well-documented incident of the Hillsborough School District removing the Diary of Anne Frank, along with over 600 other titles, from library shelves in response to an aggressive crackdown from the state Department of Education. At least 9 school districts in Florida have removed books like The Diary of Anne Frank from bookshelves because the state is empowering far-right activists like Moms For Liberty to go after any schools that don’t go along with their extremist MAGA agenda,” the defiant statement reads.

More from Fox News:

Hillsborough County School District was reportedly threatened with legal action by the Florida State Board of Education in May if Hillsborough officials did not remove “pornographic” titles from their library, resulting in more than 600 books being pulled.

Among the books that were taken off the school shelves were “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “What Girls Are Made of” by Elana K Arnold.

“None of them were under formal review by the district, and they hadn’t been flagged by local parents as potentially inappropriate. Parents with children in the school system even had the opportunity to opt their children out of a particular reading, without removing them from the class for everyone,” the Guardian reported.

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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to BizPac Review.

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