OnlyFans star Sophie Rain celebrates after pol who pitched 50% ‘Sin Tax’ loses Florida’s GOP gubernatorial primary

Nypost · Aug 19, 2026 · 479 words · By Georgia Worrell

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OnlyFans star Sophie Rain celebrates after pol who pitched 50% ‘Sin Tax’ loses Florida’s GOP gubernatorial primary See more of our coverage in your search results.

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resident and other top OnlyFans stars can breathe easy after Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback – who vowed to slap a 50% “Sin Tax” on their earnings – was crushed in the Sunshine State’s Tuesday primary.

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Claim 1: “Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, endorsed by President Trump, cruised to the gubernatorial nomination with 47.8% of the vote, easily defeating 10 other candidates, led by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins (25.2%).”

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Multiple web search results confirm Byron Donalds won the Republican gubernatorial nomination and was endorsed by Trump. However, the specific percentage (47.8%) and the runner-up's percentage (25.2%) are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though the win itself is corroborated.

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. Rep Byron Donalds won the Republican gubernatorial nomination, using a record-setting $111 million war chest to crush his opponents, blanking televisions and social media with ads throughout the …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Byron Donalds wins Florida's Republican gubernatorial nomination, putting the Trump-backed congressman one election away from making history.
https://www.theqgentleman.com/post/2026-08-byron-donalds-win…

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web search NEUTRAL — Byron Donalds won Florida’s Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, putting the Trump-backed congressman one step closer to succeeding Gov.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/18/trump-backed-b…

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Claim 2: “Fishback came in a distant third place, with 10.5% of the vote, followed by former state House Speaker Paul Renner (8.5%).”

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While one web search result for claim 0 mentions Fishback received 10.5% of the vote, the specific details regarding Paul Renner's 8.5% and the 'distant third place' ranking are not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence. The Courier-Journal results are irrelevant to this claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Access The Courier-Journal eNewspaper for a digital replica of the newspaper with news, sports, entertainment, and more on your device.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mailing address: The Courier-Journal P.O. Box 740031 Louisville, KY 40201 What are the business hours? Customer Service representatives can be reached during the following business hours: Monday - Fri…
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web search NEUTRAL — If you fail to file your claim against The Courier-Journal within one year, the claim is permanently barred. Limitation of Liability: You can recover from The Courier-Journal and its affiliates, resel…
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Claim 3: “Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback – who vowed to slap a 50% “Sin Tax” on their earnings – was crushed in the Sunshine State’s Tuesday primary.”

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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia and web search results) confirm that James Fishback ran for the 2026 Florida Republican gubernatorial nomination, proposed a 50% 'sin tax' on adult content platforms, and lost the primary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the U.S. state of Florida, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. This year marked Florida's 181st anniversary as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Florida

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Fishback (born January 1, 1995) is an American investor and politician. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 2026 Florida gubernatorial election. During his campaign, Fishb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fishback

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophie Rain is an American internet personality and online content creator. She went viral in late 2024 after announcing that she earned US$43 million in her first year on OnlyFans. Rain co-founded th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Rain

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Claim 4: “Fishback called out Rain specifically, claiming in an X post that she would owe the state $42 million in taxes under his proposal.”

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Two independent web sources (AOL and another news result) specifically mention that Fishback posted on X claiming Sophie Rain would owe $42 million in taxes under his proposal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 3rd Astra TV Awards, presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, initially scheduled to take place on August 12 and 13, 2023, took place on January 8, 2024, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Astra_TV_Awards

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 2021. The 2021 release schedule includes numerous notable films that were originally scheduled for release in 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 p…
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Claim 5: “Rain, who also co-founded and is a member of the Bop House – a Florida compound that hosts a gaggle of adult stars who say they net a combined $15 million per month”

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Wikipedia confirms Sophie Rain co-founded the Bop House in Florida. AOL reports that the Bop House is a Florida compound where members reportedly bring in a combined nearly $15 million per month.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bop House is a content creator collective launched in December 2024 by Sophie Rain and Aishah Sofey. The group consists of eight OnlyFans creators living together in a mansion in Florida. In mid-2025,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It compr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

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Claim 6: “The 31-year-old Fishback, a far-right former investor”

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Wikipedia explicitly lists James Fishback's birth date as January 1, 1995 (making him 31 in 2026) and identifies him as an investor. Web search results also consistently refer to him as 31 and an investment firm CEO.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Florida gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Florida. Primary elections took place on August 18, 2026. Incumbent governor Ron DeSantis is ineligib…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Florida_gubernatorial_ele…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominique Fishback (born March 22, 1991) is an American actress. She played Billie Rowan on Show Me a Hero, Darlene on The Deuce, and Deborah Johnson in Judas and the Black Messiah, the latter of whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Fishback

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Claim 7: “the 23-year-old, who says she has earned more than $100 million from OnlyFans since 2023”

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Multiple web sources (AOL, TikTok podcast) explicitly state that Sophie Rain claims to have earned over $100 million from OnlyFans. Note: Wikipedia mentions a $43 million figure for her first year, but the claim is specifically about what she 'says' (claims), which is corroborated by multiple sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Piper Rockelle Smith (born August 21, 2007) is an American adult content creator, model, singer and social media personality. Between 2017 and 2020, she made content with "Piper's Squad", a group of c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Rockelle

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