Mudslinging is reaching a toxic low ahead of next week's primary. State Senator and congressional candidate Shevrin Jones is slamming a homophobic text message sent to voters that falsely claims he is HIV-positive. The text claimed it was funded by the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Florida, but the organization confirms they did not send it and are investigating the fraud.The message weaponized a real 2020 news article about Jones being turned away from donating blood, but entirely fabricated the virus claim.
Jones was actually barred back then under an outdated federal policy restricting gay men from donating blood. Jones' political opponents are joining him in condemning the smear as "fraudulent and vile.
Accusing Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan of falsely claiming that he met K.H. Mohammed Hussain, an accused in the MDMA case, only after he was injured in the police action during the Left Democratic...