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Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2026
X posts
stated on June 4, 2026 in X posts:
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt “got 0 out of 24,000 votes in a late night (Los Angeles) ballot drop.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • June 8, 2026
Social Media
stated on June 5, 2026 in social media posts:
This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • June 8, 2026
X posts
stated on June 7, 2026 in X posts:
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.
False
By Maria Briceño • June 8, 2026
Social Media
stated on May 19, 2026 in in social media posts:
“San Diego mosque shooters identified as trans couple.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • May 20, 2026
Benny Johnson
stated on January 16, 2026 in an X post:
Video showing a vacant lot at a Venice, California, address where 26 voters were registered exposes voter fraud.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 21, 2026
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
Voting in California is “rigged.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • November 5, 2025
X posts
stated on October 9, 2025 in a post on X:
“If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat.
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 14, 2025
X posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in an X post:
Image shows an antifa debit card that can “automatically be funded after looting, rioting and gang stalking.”
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 17, 2025
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X:
California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2025
X posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows Marine Corps attack helicopter over Los Angeles in response to immigration raid protests.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 16, 2025
X posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in X post:
Video shows woman exiting her car during the 2025 Los Angeles protests, shouting, “I have babies in the car!”
False
By Ella Moore • June 12, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in a video:
Craigslist ad was “recruiting people for LA ‘protests.’”
False
By Maria Briceño • June 12, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on June 9, 2025 in a video:
Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025.
False
By Ella Moore • June 11, 2025
Social Media
stated on June 9, 2025 in social media posts:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • June 10, 2025
X posts
stated on June 8, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles” June 8 to respond to immigration protests.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • June 9, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on June 8, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles” 2025 protests.
False
By Maria Briceño • June 9, 2025
X posts
stated on June 8, 2025 in X posts:
Video shows a police car burning during June 2025 Los Angeles protests.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • June 9, 2025
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 14, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa:
Que California ofrezca acceso asequible a cuidado de salud para los inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU.
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2025
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 14, 2025 in in a press conference:
On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Half Flip
By Amy Sherman • May 16, 2025
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