Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in California Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” Gavin Newsom stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: “The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.” Karen Bass stated on December 18, 2022 in in an interview: “Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles. Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in 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.” Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.” Viral image stated on April 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order. Nancy Pelosi stated on November 17, 2019 in an interview on "Face the Nation": President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office. Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Bloggers stated on April 1, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: "In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four." Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt." Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview: California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion" Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border: There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means." House Majority PAC stated on October 9, 2018 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "votes with Donald Trump 99 percent of the time." Gavin Newsom stated on October 8, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: "Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa." John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer." Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population." Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending. Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in 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." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.” Gavin Newsom stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: “The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.” Karen Bass stated on December 18, 2022 in in an interview: “Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles. Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in 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.” Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.” Viral image stated on April 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order. Nancy Pelosi stated on November 17, 2019 in an interview on "Face the Nation": President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office. Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Bloggers stated on April 1, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: "In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four." Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt." Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview: California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion" Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border: There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means." House Majority PAC stated on October 9, 2018 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "votes with Donald Trump 99 percent of the time." Gavin Newsom stated on October 8, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail." Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: "Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa." John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer." Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population." Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend." Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending. Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in 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." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Gavin Newsom stated on June 12, 2023 in a TV interview: "Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
Gavin Newsom stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: “The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
Karen Bass stated on December 18, 2022 in in an interview: “Literally five (homeless) people a day die on our streets” in the city of Los Angeles.
Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in 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.”
Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."
Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.”
Viral image stated on April 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order.
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 17, 2019 in an interview on "Face the Nation": President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office.
Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win."
Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools."
Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Bloggers stated on April 1, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure.
Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: "In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four."
Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt."
Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview: California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion"
Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border: There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means."
House Majority PAC stated on October 9, 2018 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "votes with Donald Trump 99 percent of the time."
Gavin Newsom stated on October 8, 2018 in a gubernatorial debate: "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: "Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa."
John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer."
Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population."
Jackie Speier stated on February 10, 2018 in a tweet: "3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."
Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in 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."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."