Did a serial killer murder a half dozen girls in Eureka, California, in the first two weeks of November 2022? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched Eureka area news sites and found no crime reports or news alerts about this. "This is
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Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Suspected Colorado Shooter the Grandson of a ‘GOP California State Assemblyman’?
On November 21 2022, in the days following a mass shooting attack at the LGBTQ Club Q in Colorado Springs that left at least five people dead, screenshots circulated on Reddit and Imgur (twice) of a tweet claiming that the suspected shooter was the gr
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence that ballots found in California county signal Democratic scheme
Ballots recovered from a Santa Clara County, California, ravine are evidence of “how the left cheats to win.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo of bagged ballots in California isn’t evidence of misconduct, contrary to claims
Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Has NOT ‘Perfected Fraudulent Voting Practices’ Allowing Ballot Harvesting
Has California perfected ballot harvesting? No, that's not true: California Secretary of State Communications Director Joe Kocurek told Lead Stories that the multiple claims about ballots in a social media post are false. Political partie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Human Organs Were Found In Warehouse In California
Did the U.S. Marines find a warehouse in Chatsworth, California full of human organs "excised from adolescent children"? No, that's not true: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told Le
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Does NOT Allow Non-Citizens To Vote In Congressional Elections
Does California allow non-citizens to vote for congressional representatives, and does the state refuse to cooperate with the "Federal Election Integrity Program"? No, that's not true: California law does not give non-citizens the ability
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, California state Sen. Wiener’s SB 107 doesn’t call for ‘sterilization’ of kids
California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!”
Poynter→ California’s covid misinformation bill just dropped. And it’s dividing doctors.
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. A COVID-19 misinformation bill in California, AB 2098, is […
Logically→ The 2022 wildfires in California are not proof of climate change.
Climate change has affected the severity and length of the wildfire season in California, including temperature changes, precipitation, and drought.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – California is not registering noncitizens to vote in elections
“California is registering non-citizens to vote and has refused to cooperate with the Federal Election Integrity Program.”
Snopes→ 2,560-Pound Pumpkin Wins California Contest; Sets Record
A horticulture teacher from Minnesota set a new U.S. record for the heaviest pumpkin after raising a giant gourd weighing 2,560 pounds.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – New California law on transgender youths doesn’t remove a parent’s custody
California’s Senate Bill 107 means “your child can now be taken from your custody if you do not affirm gender-reassignment surgery.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, a Stockton, California, council member didn’t say there’s a serial killer there
A Stockton, California, council member said “there’s a serial killer in Stockton.”
Snopes→ California Woman Charged with Killing Man over Cat Dispute
A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street.
Truth or Fiction?→ California Attorney General Seizes Control of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Investigation of Local Officials
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has taken control of an investigation originally carried out by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, which quickly stirred accusations that the sheriff was attempting to intimidate local officials with overs
PolitiFact→ California Together, No On Proposition 1 – Opponents of California’s abortion rights measure mislead on expense to taxpayers
“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”
Snopes→ California Bill To Make Vasectomies Cheaper Goes to Governor
Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men.
Snopes→ California Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 1,700 Animals
A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing, pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges.
Snopes→ California Poised to Phase out Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars
California is poised to set a 2035 deadline for all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state to be powered by electricity or hydrogen.
Snopes→ Monkey Business Behind 911 Call from California Zoo
At least the call wasn't long distance.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video underestimates California’s capacity to accommodate electric cars and recycle their batteries
Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, China no prepara una invasión en Los Ángeles y Baja California
Urgente! China confirma la invasión de Los Ángeles y Baja California! Prepararon 1000 destructores!
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, una ballena no se tragó a dos mujeres en una playa de California
Una ballena se traga a dos mujeres en California.
Snopes→ California Governor Declares Monkeypox State of Emergency
California's governor declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Humpback Whale Swallows Two Girls in California’ Video Real?
Two women who were enjoying a day of kayaking received the surprise of their lives when they had a close encounter with a humpback whale.
Snopes→ Western Flames Spread, California Sees Its Largest 2022 Fire
The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern just south of the Oregon state line.
Snopes→ Western Flames Spread, California Sees Its Largest 2022 Fire
The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern just south of the Oregon state line.
Snopes→ Crews Protect Homes As California Fire Burns Near Yosemite
Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions.
Snopes→ New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Is NOT Using More Fossil Fuels To Go Green
Will the state of California need to use more fossil fuels than usual to power electric vehicles to achieve its goal of going green? No, that's not true: A representative from the California Department of Energy said this claim was false,
Snopes→ California Forest Fire Temporarily Strands July 4th Revelers
A Fourth of July wildfire that authorities say may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue temporarily trapped holiday revelers as it chewed through a mountainous California region.
Snopes→ California Late Start Law Aims to Make School Less of a Yawn
Beginning this fall, high schools in the nation’s most populous state can’t start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools can’t start before 8 a.m.
Logically→ Viral images show that powerful lasers caused wildfires in California.
Images from different incidents that occurred in 2018 were falsely shared as those of laser beams causing California wildfires.
Snopes→ Britney Spears Marries Sam Asghari in California
Britney Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari at a Southern California ceremony that came months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship.
Snopes→ GOP Incumbents Face House Primaries in Democratic California
No incumbents appear at risk of losing their primary, but the districts will be among the country's marquee races in November.
Snopes→ Janitor Corrals Curious Cougar in Empty California Classroom
A quick-thinking custodian safely confined a curious cougar in an empty classroom after it entered a Northern California high school.
Snopes→ California Man, 78, Gets High School Diploma 6 Decades Later
For 60 years, Ted Sams regretted missing his high school graduation.
Snopes→ DUI Arrest of Pelosi’s Husband Came After California Crash
Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken into custody shortly before midnight Saturday in Napa County.
Snopes→ 4 People Fall off California Cliff; 1 Dead and 2 Badly Hurt
The fourth person, a man who suffered minor injuries, managed to climb back up from the beach below and alert a passing officer.