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• Florida Democratic congressional candidate Rebekah Jones recently shared — and has since removed — a post misrepresenting the findings of a state investigation into a whistleblower complaint she filed in 2020.

• The Commission on Human Relations’ investigation found Jones disclosed a violation that qualified her for whistleblower protections, but it did not state that she “demonstrated” a violation of the law.

Democratic congressional candidate Rebekah Jones recently shared a document on Instagram misrepresenting the findings of an investigation into a whistleblower complaint she filed in 2020 over COVID-19 data.

Jones, who is challenging Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz for Florida’s 1st Congressional District, came to national prominence in 2020. She alleged she was fired from her role as a data scientist for the Florida Department of Health after refusing to manipulate COVID-19 data.

A couple of months after her employment ended, Jones filed a complaint with the state’s Commission on Human Relations, and was later granted whistleblower status under state law.

In September, the commission concluded its investigation into the matter, saying it did not find "reasonable cause" that the health department subjected Jones to unlawful whistleblower retaliation.

On Oct. 26, Jones shared a photo of the commission’s report on her Instagram account that told a different story. In her version, the commission said she "demonstrated" a violation of Florida’s...

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