Stephen King was dragged on social media after he made an overly-broad claim about how more than two dozen of his books were supposedly banned throughout the state of Florida.
In a post on Sunday on X, the 76-year-old horror author claimed that “Florida has banned 23 [of] my books. What the f***?” It later went viral, with more than 14 million views at the time of this publication.
However, as many pointed out in the responses, none of King’s books have been completely banned in the state. Rather, Florida passed legislation in 2022 that prevents “sexually explicit material” from being in school libraries and seeks to ensure there are only age-appropriate books.
“Babe, elementary school kids don’t need to be reading ‘The Shining.’ It’s not personal. It’s parenting,” one person wrote, referring to one of King’s works.
Another added, “Removing books from a SCHOOL…
