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Isabella Fertel is a PolitiFact California contributor and student journalist at UC Berkeley, covering housing in the San Francisco Bay Area and the carceral system.

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Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”

By Isabella Fertel • October 1, 2021
Election Integrity Project California
stated on June 22, 2021 in a headline:

"California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than It Should”

By Isabella Fertel • September 14, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Maxine Waters just introduced a bill to re-name Memorial Day — George Floyd Day."

By Isabella Fertel • June 25, 2021
Instagram posts
stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].”

By Isabella Fertel • May 10, 2021