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Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.”
False
By Sasha Hupka • July 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020.
False
By Sasha Hupka • June 22, 2021
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
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
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
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
Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes
stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox:
“Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 4, 2021
James Gallagher
James Gallagher
stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet:
“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”
False
By Chris Nichols • December 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet:
Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4.
False
By Chris Nichols • November 11, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video:
Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!”
False
By Chris Nichols • November 4, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2020 in an Instagram post:
"California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline:
“Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts”
False
By Chris Nichols • October 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 28, 2020
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on September 23, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick.
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 25, 2020
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