Deductions & credits

Thanks for the reply Katrina.  So, I guess I'm confused by the TurboTax verbage.  There is a checkbox that says: Someone else can claim <Son> on their tax return.  Which I checked as that is true.  Then immediately below that, it gives 2 options:

Someone will claim <Son> in 2019

No one will claim <Son> in 2019

 

If someone can claim their Son, but doesn't...isn't that against the IRS rule you stated?  How could anyone give the last option?  thx!