This story is really complicated and, like with any complicated story, it’s important to get out of your echo chamber and read several articles to make sure you have a full grasp of the issue. What did this special tax status mean for Disney, and what will happen now that Disney no longer has it? And is Disney really on the hook to pay $200 million a year? Here’s how we fact-checked it. Following the move, some social media users claimed that Disney was tax-exempt and would now be forced to pay $200 million in taxes a year. Ron DeSantis signed a bill in April that takes away Disney’s special tax status that allowed Disney to operate relatively freely in the Sunshine State for over 50 years.
