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Latest Fact-Checks In California

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stated on August 22, 2023 a Facebook post:
Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future ballots.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 25, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on August 21, 2023 a TikTok video:
"Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium is flooded after mocking God!”
False
By Jeff Cercone • August 22, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 6, 2023 a viral image:
California passed a law “reducing penalties for oral, anal sex with willing children.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2023 a Facebook post:
"Bibles banned in California moves one step closer to evil reality."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 7, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 27, 2023 a Facebook post:
Kevin McCarthy “announces impeachment proceeding for Biden regime.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 29, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2023 a video:
“New California bill charges parents with child abuse for refusing to ‘affirm’ their kid’s gender identity.”
False
By Grace Abels • June 22, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 17, 2023 a tweet:
Protests of (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) at a Los Angeles Dodgers game led to a "virtually empty stadium for the game itself.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Jeff Cercone • June 19, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 12, 2023 a TV interview:
"Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 19, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 8, 2023 an Instagram post:
Recent wildfires in California were planned to clear land for a high-speed rail system.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 13, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 7, 2023 a roundtable discussion.:
“A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 2, 2023 una publicación en Facebook:
Disney "acaba de publicar" que no puedes entrar a sus parques en Florida y California "sin que tus hijos reconozcan que no le pueden llamar a un niño él o ella".
False
By Maria Briceño • June 6, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on May 7, 2023 a post:
California has approved $1.2 million in reparations for every Black resident.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • May 12, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2023 a Truth Social post:
The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2023
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Public Interest Legal Foundation
stated on January 18, 2023 a report:
In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.
False
By Jeff Cercone • January 26, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 23, 2023 a tweet:
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 25, 2023
William Barclay
William Barclay
stated on December 1, 2022 a radio interview:
California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 13, 2023
Karen Bass
Karen Bass
stated on December 18, 2022 in an interview:
“Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles.
Mostly True
By Andy Nguyen • December 20, 2022
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on December 12, 2022 an interview:
The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.”
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 19, 2022
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stated on December 15, 2022 a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • December 16, 2022
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stated on December 6, 2022 an Instagram post:
Photo shows Rep. Adam Schiff and a “little boy he killed.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • December 6, 2022
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