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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYTuesday 04 August 2026

6 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

cbs12.com: “Voters are entitled to a fair, clear, accurate and non-misleading ballot statement to assist them in making their critical determination,”; cbsnews.com: “Voters are entitled to a fair, clear, accurate and…

As published

15 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • clickorlando.com: “Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes,”
    • realtor.com: “Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes”
    • realtor.com: “Today in Tampa, I outlined the Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes plan that will eliminate taxes on homesteads,”
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Whether the ruling came on Monday or Tuesday

    • bizjournals.com (Monday)
    • cbs12.com (Monday)
    • cpapracticeadvisor.com (Monday)
  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    15 outlets carried this. They resolve to 14 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 14 accounts, not 15.

  • THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION

    6 of 6 outlets print this response without the question it answered.

    • cbs12.com: response only
    • cbsnews.com: response only
    • cpapracticeadvisor.com: response only
    • jaxtoday.org: response only
    • wpbf.com: response only
    • wusf.org: response only

2 further findings below ↓

15outlets14independent
What happened, for context

A Leon County Circuit Court judge ruled that Florida's proposed property tax constitutional amendment has misleading ballot language and ordered the state to rewrite it before the November election. The ruling keeps the amendment on the ballot but requires Attorney General James Uthmeier to revise the title and summary within 10 days.

12 of 15 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: local10.com, wfla.com, wtsp.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • bizjournals.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wpbf.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • cbs12.comINDEP
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • clickorlando.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cpapracticeadvisor.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • jaxtoday.orgUNCLASSIFIED
  • local10.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • mainstreetdailynews.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • realtor.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • tallahassee.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • wctv.tvINDEP
  • wfla.comINDEP
  • wtsp.comINDEP
  • wusf.orgINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank issued an 18-page ruling on the ballot language for Florida's property tax amendmentbizjournals.com, cbs12.com, cbsnews.com
  • The judge found the ballot language misleading and ordered it rewrittenbizjournals.com, cbs12.com, cbsnews.com, clickorlando.com, cpapracticeadvisor.com, jaxtoday.org, mainstreetdailynews.com, realtor.com, tallahassee.com, wctv.tv, wpbf.com, wusf.org
  • The judge described the ballot language as 'more akin to a political slogan' or using political rhetoricbizjournals.com, cpapracticeadvisor.com, realtor.com
  • The ruling does not remove the amendment from the ballotcbs12.com, cbsnews.com, realtor.com, tallahassee.com
  • Attorney General James Uthmeier has 10 days to submit revised ballot languagebizjournals.com, cbs12.com, cbsnews.com, clickorlando.com, cpapracticeadvisor.com, jaxtoday.org, mainstreetdailynews.com, wpbf.com, wusf.org
  • The amendment would increase the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028bizjournals.com, cbs12.com, cbsnews.com, clickorlando.com, cpapracticeadvisor.com, mainstreetdailynews.com, wctv.tv
  • and 8 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The judge declared the language 'clearly and conclusively defective'only realtor.com, tallahassee.com, wctv.tv
  • The plaintiffs include U.S. Rep. Al Lawsononly bizjournals.com
  • The proposal currently includes a five-year waiting period for new residents to qualify for the exemptiononly bizjournals.com
  • The judge stated 'The purpose of a ballot summary is to explain what an amendment would do, not to advocate for its adoption'only realtor.com
  • DeSantis said when he unveiled the plan in May: 'Today in Tampa, I outlined the Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes plan that will eliminate taxes on homesteads'only realtor.com
  • The ruling came after three different lawsuits claimed the language failed to be clear and to articulate the main purposeonly mainstreetdailynews.com

Reported unevenly

  • Whether the ruling came on Monday or Tuesdaystated by bizjournals.com (Monday), cbs12.com (Monday), cpapracticeadvisor.com (Monday) · absent from clickorlando.com (Tuesday), mainstreetdailynews.com (Tuesday), tallahassee.com (Tuesday)