34 People 20402 Fact-checks 6862 Articles People (34) Emory University University of Oregon Universal News Portal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee California Republican Party Miss California USA states-news.com University of Wisconsin-Madison State Department State Farm Insurance Election Integrity Project California California Together, No On Proposition 1 Georgia state senators Republican state senators Red State Wave Nevada State Democratic Party Republican State Leadership Committee Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Wisconsin state Senate Democrats West Virginia University Faculty Senate Fact-checks (20402) JD Vance stated on January 12, 2025 in a Fox News interview: “Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years." By Caleb McCullough• January 17, 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. By Amy Sherman• May 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics. By Sara Swann• January 14, 2025 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 13, 2025 in an Instagram post: California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.” By Caleb McCullough• January 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 31, 2022 in a post: California’s Proposition 1 includes “a right to abortion up-to-birth.” By Gabrielle Settles• November 7, 2022 Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72." By Chris Nichols• May 5, 2017 Threads posts stated on January 12, 2025 in a Threads post: “If they wanted to stop the fires they would make it rain.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025 Jerry Brown stated on October 07, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." By Chris Nichols• November 3, 2015 Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2010 Viral image stated on January 10, 2025 in a Facebook post: Trees still standing amid wildfire damage in the Los Angeles area are evidence of directed energy weapons. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Cloud seeding program connected to recent California storms. By Jeff Cercone• February 22, 2024 Gavin Newsom stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California. By Chris Nichols• July 27, 2017 Rahm Emanuel stated on April 02, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." By Becky Bowers• April 9, 2013 Viral image stated on July 03, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2018 Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime." By Chris Nichols• February 24, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 25, 2018 in a blog post: "$1.8 billion Of Soros’ money just intercepted – he could officially go to prison for years" By Katie Akin• July 13, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: Los incendios en California “han llegado a Tijuana en la entrada de villa del campo en los cerros”. By Maria Briceño• January 13, 2025 Gavin Newsom stated on March 09, 2021 in 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 Threads posts stated on July 31, 2024 in a post: Vice President Kamala Harris “was born in Canada.” By Sara Swann• August 1, 2024 Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 06, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California. By Chris Nichols• June 9, 2017 Articles (6862) Es improbable que la Proposición 1 elimine los limites de cuando se pueden realizar los abortos By Gabrielle Settles• November 7, 2022 Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race By Chris Nichols• April 25, 2018 It’s debate time: How have the candidates for California governor fared with the facts? By Chris Nichols• May 7, 2018 Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management By Jeff Cercone, Caleb McCullough• January 10, 2025 Can Trump ban protesters from wearing masks? How states have used anti-mask laws before By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 12, 2025 LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 10, 2025 How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse By Chris Nichols• July 21, 2020 Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 11, 2025 Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018 Fact-checking claims on California’s unsheltered homeless population By Chris Nichols• July 25, 2019 Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them? By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 9, 2025 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students? By Sasha Hupka• September 29, 2021 El debate entre John Cox y Gavin Newsom en California, chequeado By Manuela Tobias• October 8, 2018 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 Has Obama endorsed in the California governor’s race? No. By Chris Nichols• May 21, 2018 Dispelling myths about California’s homeless By Chris Nichols• June 28, 2018 Who is Kamala Harris? Meet the California Democrat running for president By Chris Nichols• January 22, 2019 Introducing PolitiFact California’s ‘Newsom-Meter’, tracking the campaign promises of Gavin Newsom By Chris Nichols• January 3, 2019 Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention? By Amy Sherman• January 15, 2025
Emory University University of Oregon Universal News Portal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee California Republican Party Miss California USA states-news.com University of Wisconsin-Madison State Department State Farm Insurance Election Integrity Project California California Together, No On Proposition 1 Georgia state senators Republican state senators Red State Wave Nevada State Democratic Party Republican State Leadership Committee Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Wisconsin state Senate Democrats West Virginia University Faculty Senate
JD Vance stated on January 12, 2025 in a Fox News interview: “Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years." By Caleb McCullough• January 17, 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. By Amy Sherman• May 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics. By Sara Swann• January 14, 2025 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 13, 2025 in an Instagram post: California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.” By Caleb McCullough• January 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 31, 2022 in a post: California’s Proposition 1 includes “a right to abortion up-to-birth.” By Gabrielle Settles• November 7, 2022 Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72." By Chris Nichols• May 5, 2017 Threads posts stated on January 12, 2025 in a Threads post: “If they wanted to stop the fires they would make it rain.” By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025 Jerry Brown stated on October 07, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." By Chris Nichols• November 3, 2015 Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 28, 2010 Viral image stated on January 10, 2025 in a Facebook post: Trees still standing amid wildfire damage in the Los Angeles area are evidence of directed energy weapons. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post: Cloud seeding program connected to recent California storms. By Jeff Cercone• February 22, 2024 Gavin Newsom stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California. By Chris Nichols• July 27, 2017 Rahm Emanuel stated on April 02, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." By Becky Bowers• April 9, 2013 Viral image stated on July 03, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2018 Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime." By Chris Nichols• February 24, 2017 Bloggers stated on May 25, 2018 in a blog post: "$1.8 billion Of Soros’ money just intercepted – he could officially go to prison for years" By Katie Akin• July 13, 2018 Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: Los incendios en California “han llegado a Tijuana en la entrada de villa del campo en los cerros”. By Maria Briceño• January 13, 2025 Gavin Newsom stated on March 09, 2021 in 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 Threads posts stated on July 31, 2024 in a post: Vice President Kamala Harris “was born in Canada.” By Sara Swann• August 1, 2024 Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 06, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California. By Chris Nichols• June 9, 2017
Es improbable que la Proposición 1 elimine los limites de cuando se pueden realizar los abortos By Gabrielle Settles• November 7, 2022 Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race By Chris Nichols• April 25, 2018 It’s debate time: How have the candidates for California governor fared with the facts? By Chris Nichols• May 7, 2018 Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management By Jeff Cercone, Caleb McCullough• January 10, 2025 Can Trump ban protesters from wearing masks? How states have used anti-mask laws before By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 12, 2025 LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• June 10, 2025 How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse By Chris Nichols• July 21, 2020 Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 11, 2025 Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018 Fact-checking claims on California’s unsheltered homeless population By Chris Nichols• July 25, 2019 Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them? By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 9, 2025 Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges? By Chris Nichols• December 29, 2017 Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students? By Sasha Hupka• September 29, 2021 El debate entre John Cox y Gavin Newsom en California, chequeado By Manuela Tobias• October 8, 2018 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 Has Obama endorsed in the California governor’s race? No. By Chris Nichols• May 21, 2018 Dispelling myths about California’s homeless By Chris Nichols• June 28, 2018 Who is Kamala Harris? Meet the California Democrat running for president By Chris Nichols• January 22, 2019 Introducing PolitiFact California’s ‘Newsom-Meter’, tracking the campaign promises of Gavin Newsom By Chris Nichols• January 3, 2019 Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention? By Amy Sherman• January 15, 2025
