Latest Fact-checks in California Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Threads posts stated on January 7, 2025 in A Threads post: California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.” Threads posts stated on January 8, 2025 in 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.” Threads posts stated on January 2, 2025 in a Threads post: “Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’” Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2024 in a Facebook post: “The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.” Threads posts stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.” Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax. Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: ABC News aired footage of home invaders fleeing after being threatened with a rocket-propelled grenade. Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.” X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in a post: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day. Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2024 in 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.” Viral image stated on October 27, 2024 in a Threads post: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X, “New York and California are absolutely flipping red.” Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew. Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2024 in Instagram posts: Immigrants get $2,000 each time they cross the border illegally. Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places. Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Colin Kaepernick 'screams' as Coach Kyle Shanahan denies his return request: 'The kneeling symbol has no chance of coming back.’” Instagram posts stated on August 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Maxine Waters told her followers on X not to follow Omar Navarro because he is a “Hispanic Republican.” Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2024 in a news conference: California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.” Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: “I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.” Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2024 in an Instagram post: The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.” Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent." Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Colin Kaepernick was fired from his new high school coaching job after just one season” because "the kids couldn't stand him." Instagram posts stated on March 5, 2024 in a video: Only immigrants in the country illegally are eligible for an interest-free California housing loan program. Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty." Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2023 in video: Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco. Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on November 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Desaparece “una niña de 4 años” en baño de Disneyland en octubre de 2023. Viral image stated on November 2, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom falling down airplane stairs.
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Threads posts stated on January 7, 2025 in A Threads post: California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.” Threads posts stated on January 8, 2025 in 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.” Threads posts stated on January 2, 2025 in a Threads post: “Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’” Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2024 in a Facebook post: “The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.” Threads posts stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.” Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax. Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: ABC News aired footage of home invaders fleeing after being threatened with a rocket-propelled grenade. Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.” X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in a post: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day. Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2024 in 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.” Viral image stated on October 27, 2024 in a Threads post: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X, “New York and California are absolutely flipping red.” Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew. Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2024 in Instagram posts: Immigrants get $2,000 each time they cross the border illegally. Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places. Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Colin Kaepernick 'screams' as Coach Kyle Shanahan denies his return request: 'The kneeling symbol has no chance of coming back.’” Instagram posts stated on August 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Maxine Waters told her followers on X not to follow Omar Navarro because he is a “Hispanic Republican.” Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2024 in a news conference: California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.” Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: “I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.” Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2024 in an Instagram post: The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.” Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent." Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Colin Kaepernick was fired from his new high school coaching job after just one season” because "the kids couldn't stand him." Instagram posts stated on March 5, 2024 in a video: Only immigrants in the country illegally are eligible for an interest-free California housing loan program. Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty." Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2023 in video: Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco. Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on November 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Desaparece “una niña de 4 años” en baño de Disneyland en octubre de 2023. Viral image stated on November 2, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom falling down airplane stairs.
Threads posts stated on January 7, 2025 in A Threads post: California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
Threads posts stated on January 8, 2025 in 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.”
Threads posts stated on January 2, 2025 in a Threads post: “Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”
Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2024 in a Facebook post: “The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.”
Threads posts stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post: “Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”
Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax.
Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post: ABC News aired footage of home invaders fleeing after being threatened with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.”
X posts stated on November 5, 2024 in a post: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2024 in 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.”
Viral image stated on October 27, 2024 in a Threads post: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X, “New York and California are absolutely flipping red.”
Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2024 in Instagram posts: Jussie Smollett is Kamala Harris’ nephew.
Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2024 in Instagram posts: Immigrants get $2,000 each time they cross the border illegally.
Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places.
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Colin Kaepernick 'screams' as Coach Kyle Shanahan denies his return request: 'The kneeling symbol has no chance of coming back.’”
Instagram posts stated on August 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: Maxine Waters told her followers on X not to follow Omar Navarro because he is a “Hispanic Republican.”
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2024 in a news conference: California law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.”
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: “I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”
Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2024 in an Instagram post: The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”
Instagram posts stated on June 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: California Assembly Bill 1955 “would allow schools to secretly, socially and perhaps medically transition your child without your knowledge and consent."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Colin Kaepernick was fired from his new high school coaching job after just one season” because "the kids couldn't stand him."
Instagram posts stated on March 5, 2024 in a video: Only immigrants in the country illegally are eligible for an interest-free California housing loan program.
Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”
Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate: "When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."
Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2023 in video: Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco.
Gavin Newsom stated on November 19, 2023 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on November 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Desaparece “una niña de 4 años” en baño de Disneyland en octubre de 2023.
Viral image stated on November 2, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom falling down airplane stairs.