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Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The man in a mugshot is “responsible for lighting 32 of the wildfires” on the West Coast.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 21, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad:
Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 18, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on September 11, 2020 in a Tweet:
“Here is the fire drone video that Twitter, Google, and YouTube didn't want us to see.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 16, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Map shows that wildfires stop at the US.-Canada border.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change.
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows an ambushed Los Angeles police officer and that the NFL intends to “honor and praise the organization” that stood outside of the hospital chanting, “We hope she dies.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 in a post:
Photo shows “some of the firefighters in California fighting fires 24/7 to save people's lives and property.”
False
By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 9, 2020 in a series of images:
Most of the wildfires on the West Coast are “all being started by antifa.”
False
By Daniel Funke • September 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • September 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts:
California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.”
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.”
False
By Chris Nichols • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris inaccurately “claimed to be bussed in the 60’s due to segregation type issues.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Mike Pence “said he won’t debate Kamala Harris.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris said, “I don’t like Joe Biden and do not like his history with certain people or who he’s aligned with, he’s trash to me.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet:
“In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”
False
By Chris Nichols • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2020 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed:
“For the past three years, the state senator who represents Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco, has led a push to abolish single-family zoning in California.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Kamala Harris refused to be sworn in using the Bible.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef.
False
By Sophie Austin • August 14, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Kamala Harris is the prosecutor who refused to charge the police in the murder of Oscar Grant!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
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