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Top Fact Checks→ Two Californian men have been booked for manipulating over 8000 votes of homeless people.
Carlos Antonio De Bourbon Montenegro and Marcos Raul Arevalo were arrested for seventeen counts of crimes related to voter fraud.
Snopes→ California Imposes Overnight Curfew to Curb Coronavirus
The order for an overnight curfew was announced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and will last one month until Dec. 21, but could be extended if coronavirus infection rates and disease trends don’t improve.
Snopes→ Did California Issue ‘Unlawful’ Mail-In Ballots?
A ruling from a Sutter County judge said an executive order issued by California Gov. Gavin Newsom was "void" and "unconstitutional."
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: A California Woman’s Dog Voted in the 2020 Presidential Election?
Posting a video to social media does not make its content authentic.
Snopes→ Are 9.7M Votes for Trump Missing in California?
False conspiracy theories following the 2020 election continue to spread on social media.
Snopes→ Were California Wildfires Started by Direct Energy Weapons?
The claim that laser beams have been used to ignite wildfires has been online since at least 2018.
Snopes→ Is Knott’s Berry Farm Fleeing California?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Top Fact Checks→ President Trump has started the California fires.
Climate change has been a key factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the Western United States.
Snopes→ Trump Changes Course, Approves California Relief for 6 Fires
President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Snopes→ California Orders GOP to Remove Unofficial Ballot Boxes
The party declined to say precisely how many boxes have been distributed and where they all have been placed.
Liste→ This photo shows the opening of tunnels in the US state of California
A photo of tunnel openings has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that it shows India’s Atal Tunnel, the world’s longest tunnel which was recently inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The photo, howe
Snopes→ Did California Republicans Set Up Fake Ballot Drop Boxes?
Election authorities said unauthorized drop-boxes for mail-in ballots violate state law.
Snopes→ California GOP Says It Owns Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes
California’s Republican Party has acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials say are illegal.
TruthOrFiction→ Did California Police Recommend Voting Against a Bill ‘for Racial Equality’?
A photograph of an advocacy group’s voter guide drew widespread attention on Twitter on October 7 2020 for bringing back to light a recurring nuisance for California voters. Scott Zabielski’s post showing the state ballot recommendations f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT California’s ‘TOP COP’ In 2010 So She Was NOT Responsible For The State’s Black Incarceration Rate That Year
Was Kamala Harris California's "TOP COP" in 2010, making her responsible for the state's Black incarceration rate that year? No, that's not true: Harris served as attorney general of California between January 2011 and January 2017. The c
Top Fact Checks→ Kamala Harris did nothing on criminal justice reform in California.
Harris's criminal justice record as Attorney General of California has been filled with contradictions but she did implement some reform legislation.
Snopes→ Record-Breaking California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres
In this year’s historic fire season, more than 8,200 California wildfires have killed 31 people and destroyed more than 8,400 buildings.
FactCheck.org→ Photos of Recycled Election Materials in California Prompt False Claim
Quick Take Officials in Sonoma County, California, said photos circulating on social media show “old empty envelopes from the November 2018 election” being recycled — not “1,000+ mail-in ballots found in a dumpster,” as so
Snopes→ Organizer Arrested After Driving Car into California Protest
An organizer of a Southern California demonstration against racism was in jail on suspicion of attempted murder after authorities say she drove through a crowd and struck two counterprotesters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of 2020 Mail-In Ballots Were NOT Discovered Dumped In A Sonoma County, California, Landfill
Were thousands of mail-in ballots for the 2020 election found dumped at a Sonoma County, California, landfill in September 2020? No, that's not true: Sonoma County voting officials issued an alert Friday to shoot down the claim, noting th
Snopes→ Were These Mail-In Ballots Discovered in a California Landfill?
Images and stories like these are being used to mislead people about the integrity of the 2020 U.S. election and of mail-in ballots in particular.
FactCheck.org→ Contrary to Viral Claim, Trump OK’d Aid for California Fires
Quick Take Facebook posts claim that President Donald Trump has withheld aid from California to fight wildfires, while offering help to Russia. That’s a rehash of a controversy in 2019, when Trump threatened to withhold aid from California, while off
Liste→ This video has circulated online since December 2017 in reports about a fire in California
A video of a fire has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows wildfires burning in the US state of California in September 2020. The claim is misleading; this video has circulated online sinc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BLM Rally And Antifa Riot Instigators Have NOT Been Charged And Arrested For Arson In California And Oregon Wildfires
Were "several" instigators of BLM rallies and Antifa riots arrested and charged with arson in California and Oregon wildfires? No, that's not true: Federal and local officials have dismissed the claim that left-wing extremists were involv
Liste→ Climate change is key factor behind California wildfires
Social media posts claim that wildfires raging through California are due to poor land management, not climate change, echoing comments from US President Donald Trump. The claims are false; while land management is a factor, global warming has left Cal
Liste→ Dramatic Hawaii sunset photo falsely used to depict California fires again
As wildfires rage across California, an aerial photo claiming to show clouds glowing red from fires below was shared thousands of times on social media. This is false; the photo depicts a sunset over Hawaii, its photographer told AFP, and it was previo
TruthOrFiction→ Did More Than 12,000 Christians Defy Governor, Worship at California Capitol in September 2020?
On September 7 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post claiming that thousands of Christians had flocked to the California State Capitol the previous day — but the media did not report the large turnout. The post claimed: 12,000 plus Chr
TruthOrFiction→ Did a Single Gender Reveal in California Cause More Property Damage Than All of 2020’s Black Lives Matter Protests Combined?
On September 7 2020, a Facebook user shared a post asserting that a single gender reveal party in 2020 caused more property damage than all of the Black Lives Matter protests throughout the year: White text against a red and orange background read:
Snopes→ Is Disneyland Abandoning California, Moving to Texas?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Liste→ California bill does not decriminalize pedophilia
Facebook and Instagram posts shared thousands of times make false and misleading claims about California Senate Bill 145 and the ability of courts to keep children safe from sexual predators. The bill does not decriminalize statutory rape; it is intend
FactCheck.org→ California Bill Doesn’t Make Pedophilia ‘Legal’
Quick Take Contrary to QAnon-fueled claims that a California bill would legalize pedophilia, the bill would actually standardize the rules about who is required to be on the state’s sex offender registry. Full Story Facebook is teeming with false
TruthOrFiction→ Did California Gov. Newsom Change All Voters’ Preference to Vote by Mail — So All In-Person Voters Will Be Turned Away?
On September 1 2020, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot, along with a post claiming that California’s governor, Gavin Newsom (D), had quietly changed all of California voters’ preference to vote by mail, so that anyone plannin
TruthOrFiction→ Did California Gov. Newsom Change All Voters’ Preference to Vote by Mail — So All In-Person Voters Will Be Turned Away?
On September 1 2020, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot, along with a post claiming that California’s governor, Gavin Newsom (D), had quietly changed all of California voters’ preference to vote by mail, so that anyone plannin
Snopes→ Did a California DA Say Looting Is ‘Okay’ If Suspects ‘Need’ What They Steal?
Conservative websites and commentators misrepresented internal prosecutorial guidelines leaked in the summer of 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Did NOT Pass A ‘Pro-Pedophilia Bill’
Did California pass a "pro pedophilia bill?" No, that's not true. A meme claims California Senate Bill 145 passed in a 6-2 vote and "no registration or felony if sex with minor is w/in 10 years." The bill is intended to protect LGBTQ+ min
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Say California Wildfires Were Coordinated Arson
Did officials say arsonists responsible for starting the fires in California on August 15, 2020? No, that's not true: There was an unusual weather event, being referred to as a "lightning siege" that brought an estimated 14,000 lightning
FactCheck.org→ Meme Recycles Conspiracy Theory on California Wildfires
Quick Take A baseless conspiracy theory on Facebook suggests that the California wildfires were started by a “powerful laser.” The meme spreading the theory uses the same photos that circulated in 2018 to advance a similar claim. Full Stor
Snopes→ California Justices Toss Death Penalty for Scott Peterson
The justices cited "significant errors" in jury selection in overturning the death penalty but welcomed prosecutors to again seek the sentence if they wish.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris’ California Home Was NOT Bought With Profits From Slave-owner Ancestor