“Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years."
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FactCheck.org→ Canada and Mexico Are Helping to Fight California Fires, Contrary to Meme
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misle
The Dispatch→ Will Southern California Wildfire Victims Receive Only $770 From FEMA?
Emergency relief programs are available to disaster victims in addition to the one-time payment.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a video of Mexican firefighters flying to help battle California’s wildfires
Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict California Wildfires — Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode
Does a video show real images from a 2007 episode of "The Simpsons" that predicted the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: None of the images in the video posted on social media were shown in the episode cited in the video, e
The Dispatch→ Why Shrubland Makes Southern California’s Wildfires Inevitable
Los Angeles’ chaparral ecosystem plays a key role in the fires’ intensity.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-check: Is the federal government treating California and North Carolina disasters differently?
“So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Authorities Did NOT Announce Lithium Deposits Found In Wildfire Relief Efforts, Thus Proving ‘Land Grab’ Theory — They Found Batteries In Storage
Did California fire officials announce lithium deposits were found in January 2025 wildfire relief efforts, proving a "land grab" theory? No, that's not true: In a January 12, 2025, community update, the California Department of Forestry
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Following social media posts, Gavin Newsom said it was a “ridiculous lie” that he cut $100 million for fire prevention. The 2024-25 budget did cut wildfire funding, but that followed increases during a budget surplus.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Russia Offered Sanctuary to California Fire Victims
One Russian governor did make an offer, but there are some caveats.
FactCheck.org→ Competing Claims on California Fire Budget
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state’s fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbre
The Dispatch→ Crisis in California
How do we fix this?
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Gov. Gavin Newsom did not ‘literally decriminalize looting.’ It remains illegal in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats “literally decriminalized looting.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Posts falsely claim California wildfires were planned to remake Los Angeles ahead of 2028 Olympics
The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.
PolitiFact→ More Perfect Union – Does a billionaire couple own almost all the water in California? Here’s why that’s False.
“One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows family, not looters, retrieving items from their wildfire-damaged California home
Video shows people in Los Angeles looting from homes during wildfires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Did NOT Delay Oregon Firetrucks For Emissions Testing
Did California delay firetrucks sent by Oregon due to concerns over emissions standards? No, that's not true. A spokesperson for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection told Lead Stories, "No emissions or SMOG testing wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weather Channel Did NOT Show Human Remains On Live Broadcast About January 2025 California Wildfires
Did the Weather Channel show human remains on live TV reporting on California wildfires in January 2025? No, that's not true: The channel denied this, saying it was debris. In response to Lead Stories, its representative shared an image f
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show a man saving a bunny from the 2025 California wildfires. It’s from 2017.
Video shows a man saving a bunny during the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows California Fire Hydrant In Rainbow Colors With January 2025 Wildfire In Background
Does an authentic photo show a California fire hydrant painted rainbow-colored with a January 2025 wildfire burning in the background? No, that's not true: The image was posted by a self-described satire account. It was generated using AI
PolitiFact→ X posts – FEMA didn’t spend all its money on immigrants. It has billions to respond to California fires.
“FEMA spent billions on illegal immigrants and now has no money for California!”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, California wildfires weren’t deliberately set to build ‘smart cities’ for UN’s 2030 Agenda
Post suggests California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Mark Cuban didn’t move his operations to California because he ‘can’t operate in red states’
“Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Cuban Moved Company From Texas To California
Did billionaire Mark Cuban move a company from Texas to California as of January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: A post that reported as much included a photo of a building with the logo "Cost Plus Drug Company," likely a reference to a Tex
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say he’s running for California governor
“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Ballot Cheating During Orange County, California, Bomb Threat Livestream Interruption Or Any Other Time In November 2024
Was there ballot cheating during a bomb threat search when the vote-counting livestream went offline in Orange County, California, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The Orange County registrar of voters told Lead Stories that "the ba
Full Fact→ Video shows earthquake in Taiwan not California
A clip circulating on social media is actually from Taipei in April, not the recent magnitude 7 earthquake off the coast of California.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show December 2024 Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake In California — Past Quakes Around World
Do some videos circulating online show the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck California on December 5, 2024? No, that's not true: Several videos posted online were mislabeled as showing California when they were actually filmed in othe
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Fox News didn’t report Gavin Newsom is withholding California’s federal income tax
Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report California Gov. Gavin Newsom Will Withhold California’s 2025 Federal Income Tax
Did Fox News report that California Gov. Gavin Newsom will withhold California's $235 billion 2025 federal income tax? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson told Lead Stories that this was not reported on Fox News. Also, the claim
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t considering seceding
California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t say New York, California are ‘flipping red’
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X, “New York and California are absolutely flipping red.”
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Harris Ad Misleads on Enforcement of ‘Jessica’s Law’ in California
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. A misleading TV ad from a pro-Donald Trump super PAC claims that, as the attorney general of California, Vice President Kamala Harris “ignored” a state law and “al
PolitiFact→ A ‘third assassination attempt’ against Trump? Here’s what we know about California arrest
A California sheriff said his deputies may have thwarted a “third assassination attempt” against former President Donald Trump. The man who was arrested, a fervent Trump supporter, said that’s not true and that federal agents have not charged him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gov. Gavin Newsom Did NOT Sign Bill Banning Memes And Parody In California
Did Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill banning memes and parody in California? No, that's not true: The bill specifically exempts "Materially deceptive content that constitutes satire or parody." The Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deceptio
The Dispatch→ California’s High-Stakes AI Bill Lacks Legal Awareness
The state is aiming to impose AI regulations that should be made on the federal level.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A new California bill won’t eliminate voter ID at polling places
California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places.
Full Fact→ California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jamaican ‘Certificate Of Birth’ Naming Kamala Harris Is NOT Authentic — Harris Was Born In California
Does a "certificate of birth" supposedly from Jamaica prove that Kamala Harris was not born in the United States, therefore making her ineligible to be president? No, that's not true: She was born in Oakland, California, in Alameda County
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Did NOT ‘Pass’ On Assigning Delegates To Kamala Harris At Democratic National Convention
Did the state of California refrain from assigning any delegates to Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention? No, that's not true: While the states are called in alphabetical order, California and Minnesota passed so that