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Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 10, 2025 posts on X
California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 9, 2025 an X post
Video shows Marine Corps attack helicopter over Los Angeles in response to immigration raid protests.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 16, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2025 Facebook post
Photos show Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift participated in a “No Kings” rally.
Pants on Fire!
By Ella Moore • June 16, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 12, 2025 an image
Says Karoline Leavitt said, “America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power.”
False
By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on June 10, 2025 an ad on Craigslist
Companies called “T-Mellon Events” and “Fight Fite Fight LLC” are offering to pay “seat fillers” in Washington, D.C, on June 14.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 13, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 6, 2025 a video
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony.
False
By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 9, 2025 X post
Video shows woman exiting her car during the 2025 Los Angeles protests, shouting, “I have babies in the car!”
False
By Ella Moore • June 12, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 9, 2025 a video
Craigslist ad was “recruiting people for LA ‘protests.’”
False
By Maria Briceño • June 12, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 9, 2025 a video
Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025.
False
By Ella Moore • June 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 5, 2025 a Truth Social post
If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on June 9, 2025 social media posts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • June 10, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 8, 2025 an X post
Video shows “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles” June 8 to respond to immigration protests.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • June 9, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 8, 2025 a Facebook post
“BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles” 2025 protests.
False
By Maria Briceño • June 9, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 8, 2025 X posts
Video shows a police car burning during June 2025 Los Angeles protests.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • June 9, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 2, 2025 an X post
Target “opts out of Pride month and replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display.”
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 6, 2025
stated on April 30, 2025 a TikTok post
“President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2025
stated on June 1, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 5, 2025 a television interview
The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 1, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 26, 2025 an X post
Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 30, 2025
stated on April 2, 2025 a speech
“Contractors are being rejected” from providing Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina because of racial “quotas” required by the state.
False
By Paul Specht • May 30, 2025
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