Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California in 2018. He is the state's former lieutenant governor and served as mayor of San Francisco. He is a Democrat.

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Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2025 a podcast episode

“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”

By Loreben Tuquero • August 21, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on July 18, 2025 an X post

Florida: #51 in mental health care, #1 in home insurance costs, #1 in elder fraud, #1 in rent hikes.

By Ella Moore, Samantha Putterman • July 23, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on July 14, 2025 a podcast interview

“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on June 10, 2025 posts on X

California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on May 14, 2025 una conferencia de prensa

Que California ofrezca acceso asequible a cuidado de salud para los inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU.

By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on May 14, 2025 in a press conference

On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

By Amy Sherman • May 16, 2025

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 30, 2023 a debate

"When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 5, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on November 19, 2023 a statement on X

In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”

By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on September 27, 2023 an interview with Sean Hannity

“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.

By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on June 12, 2023 a TV interview

"Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 19, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on May 7, 2023 a tweet

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”

By Amy Sherman, Sarah Bahari • May 9, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on January 30, 2023 a tweet

"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."

By Yacob Reyes • February 6, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on January 23, 2023 a tweet

“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 25, 2023

Gavin Newsom
stated on August 9, 2021 a tweet

“California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.”

By Shasha Hupka • September 11, 2021

Gavin Newsom
stated on March 9, 2021 a State of the State Address

“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”

By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2021

Gavin Newsom
stated on February 19, 2020 a State of the State Address

"Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”

By Chris Nichols • February 21, 2020

Gavin Newsom
stated on June 23, 2019 an interview on "Axios on HBO"

"The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."

By Chris Nichols • August 14, 2019

Gavin Newsom
stated on June 18, 2019 a tweet

Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!"

By Chris Nichols • June 18, 2019

Gavin Newsom
stated on April 17, 2019 a news release

California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices.

By Samantha Young • April 25, 2019

Gavin Newsom
stated on March 13, 2019 a news conference

California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."

By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2019

Latest Fact-Checks About Gavin Newsom

Instagram posts
stated on January 15, 2025 an Instagram post

“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”

January 29, 2025

Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2024 an Instagram post

Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax.

November 20, 2024

Threads posts
stated on November 10, 2024 a Threads post

California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.”

November 11, 2024

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stated on November 2, 2023 an Instagram post

Video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom falling down airplane stairs.

November 8, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on October 2, 2023 an Instagram post

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “not human.”

October 5, 2023

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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.”

August 25, 2023

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stated on November 15, 2022 an Instagram post

Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”

November 17, 2022

Steve Kirsch
stated on November 9, 2021 an article

“Gavin Newsom is out of sight likely because he has Guillain-Barre syndrome from his booster shot.”

By Monique Curet • November 10, 2021

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stated on August 3, 2021 an Instagram post

“Due to the new ‘delta variant’ California will be mailing in ballots for recall election.”

August 6, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on July 22, 2021 a Facebook post

“Ambassador Susan Rice Tribunal, Gavin Newsom indicted.”

July 26, 2021

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stated on September 19, 2020 a Facebook post

“Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.”

September 23, 2020

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stated on September 12, 2020 a Facebook post

Map shows that wildfires stop at the US.-Canada border.

September 15, 2020

Instagram posts
stated on August 31, 2020 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.”

By Chris Nichols • September 1, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2020 a tweet

California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged."

By Chris Nichols • May 26, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post

If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.

May 19, 2020

John Cox
stated on October 8, 2018 a campaign debate

Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse."

By Chris Nichols • October 8, 2018

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 5, 2018 a news release

California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."

By Chris Nichols • March 8, 2018

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on September 20, 2017 a newspaper article

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again."

By Chris Nichols • September 29, 2017

Firearms Policy Coalition
stated on June 16, 2016 an email blast.

California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."

By Chris Nichols • July 12, 2016