Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2025 Facebook posts
A photo shows a Christian’s home that “miraculously survived Los Angeles wildfire.”
False
January 13, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 9, 2025 una publicación en Facebook
Esta imagen muestra los incendios en California de enero 2025.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 13, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 8, 2025 a post on Threads
“Blue items that survive” California wildfires are “indicative of DEW's (Directed Energy Weapons).”
False
By Madison Czopek • January 10, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 8, 2025 una publicación en Facebook
Imagen muestra el letrero de Hollywood en California en llamas el 8 de enero de 2025.
False
By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Briceño • January 10, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 9, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows a man saving a bunny during the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 8, 2025 social media posts
Image shows the Hollywood sign was on fire as of Jan. 8.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 10, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on January 7, 2025 an X post
Video shows directed energy weapons starting fires in California.
False
January 10, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 7, 2025 A Threads post
California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
False
By Maria Briceño • January 9, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 8, 2025 a post
The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
False
By Sara Swann • January 9, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 2, 2025 a Threads post
“Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”
False
January 8, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2024 a Facebook post
“The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.”
False
December 20, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 26, 2024 a Threads post
“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”
False
December 12, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2024 an Instagram post
Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax.
False
November 20, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 an Instagram post
ABC News aired footage of home invaders fleeing after being threatened with a rocket-propelled grenade.
False
November 14, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 10, 2024 a Threads post
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.”
False
November 11, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on November 5, 2024 a post
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.
False
By Grace Abels • November 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2024 remarks at a rally at Madison Square Garden
“As California attorney general, (Kamala Harris) redefined child sex trafficking, assault with a deadly weapon, and rape of an unconscious person as a totally nonviolent crime.”
False
By Grace Abels • November 1, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 27, 2024 a Threads post
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X, “New York and California are absolutely flipping red.”
False
October 31, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2024 Instagram posts
Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew.
False
October 23, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 8, 2024 Instagram posts
Immigrants get $2,000 each time they cross the border illegally.
False
September 12, 2024
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