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Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram:
“Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.”
False
By Sasha Hupka • May 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children.
Pants on Fire!
By Steven Rascón • May 19, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 3, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“After California taxes, Trey Lance's $34.1M rookie deal becomes just $16M."
Half-True
By Sasha Hupka • May 13, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”
Mostly False
By Steven Rascón • May 10, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].”
False
By Isabella Fertel • May 10, 2021
John Cox
John Cox
stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."
False
By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Sasha Hupka • April 30, 2021
Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley
stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet:
“San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”
True
By Chris Nichols • April 29, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on April 28, 2021 in a Fox News appearance:
Says Joe Biden is “going to control how much meat you can eat.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Sasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing:
“In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Settles, Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News:
“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet:
The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2021
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address:
“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2021
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.:
Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 4, 2021
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on February 24, 2021 in statements at a confirmation hearing:
“I have never sued a nun — any nuns.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2021
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin Sorbo
stated on February 15, 2021 in a tweet:
“So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy, Chris Nichols • February 16, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on February 9, 2021 in a press release:
Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.”
False
By Chris Nichols • February 11, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on February 3, 2021 in a press conference:
“I don’t even know what (QAnon) is.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • February 4, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 28, 2021 in a blog:
Facebook tried to “shut down” the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
False
By Chris Nichols • February 2, 2021
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