Did a photograph shared widely in June 2025 show California's first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom shopping in Beverly Hills during anti-ICE protests and unrest in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The photograph was actually taken in Jan
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s Mobilization Of Military Does NOT Match The 1992 Los Angeles Mobilization By George H.W. Bush — California Gov. Did Not Request 2025 Action
Is Donald Trump's June 2025 mobilization of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles just like President George H.W. Bush's 1992 decision to mobilize the National Guard during riots in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: In 1992, both
News Facts Network→ California Challenges National Guard Deployment in Court
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta have filed a lawsuit challenging President... The post California Challenges National Guard Deployment in Court appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them?
LA protest timeline: When did the National Guard deploy?
News Facts Network→ All Democratic Governors Condemn Trump’s National Guard Deployment in California
All 22 Democratic governors signed a joint letter Sunday condemning President Donald Trump for his... The post All Democratic Governors Condemn Trump’s National Guard Deployment in California appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Newsom Dares Homan to Arrest Him as California Sues Trump for “Illegal” National Guard Order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced the state will sue President Donald Trump over... The post Newsom Dares Homan to Arrest Him as California Sues Trump for “Illegal” National Guard Order appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Trump Escalates Crackdown on Protesters, Bans Masks and Blasts California Leaders
President Donald Trump credited the National Guard Sunday for restoring order in Los Angeles following... The post Trump Escalates Crackdown on Protesters, Bans Masks and Blasts California Leaders appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Newsom Fires Back at Trump, Suggests California Stop Sending Billions to Feds
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested Friday that the state may consider withholding federal... The post Newsom Fires Back at Trump, Suggests California Stop Sending Billions to Feds appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Trump Threatens California With Fines Over Transgender Athlete’s State Championship Wins
Donald Trump announced Monday that California will face “large scale fines” after a transgender high... The post Trump Threatens California With Fines Over Transgender Athlete’s State Championship Wins appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California’s First Female Architect Julia Morgan’s Reinforced Concrete Tower DID Survive 1906 Quake, But That Photo Is Fake
Did California's first female architect Julia Morgan design a reinforced concrete tower in 1904 that survived a 1906 San Francisco earthquake? Yes, that's true: The "El Campanil" bell tower on the Mills College campus in Oakland was undam
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Newsom championed Medicaid for immigrants in California illegally. Now he wants to cut it back
On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Legal To Own A Child Sex Slave In California
Is owning a child sex slave legal in California, as a social media influencer wrote? No, that's not true: It is at least a misdemeanor in California to solicit prostitution from teens. In April of 2025, Democratic lawmakers blocked passag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police DO Have Suspect In Murder Of California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi
Is a social media post that speculates that right-wing rhetoric about the California wildfires caused the murder of California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi accurate? No, that's not true: The police have named Rebecca Marodi's wife as the o
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Trump’s Decision to Release Water From California Dams
Los Angeles does not source its water from the region where the dams are located.
PolitiFact→ Adam Schiff – Does California give more than it gets on federal disaster aid? Fact-checking Sen. Adam Schiff
“As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims California Gov. Gavin Newsom thwarted Elon Musk’s help amid fires are unfounded
“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Denies US Troops Entered California To Turn On Water — Says Federal Government Restarted Federal Water Pumps
Did U.S. troops enter California under "emergency powers" from President Donald Trump to turn on water from the Pacific Northwest, in January 2025? No, that's not true according to state authorities: The U.S. military did not enter the st
PolitiFact→ Republican leaders want to put conditions on California wildfire aid. Is there precedent for that?
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and other congressional Republicans have said they want changes that they haven’t specified in California’s policies tied to federal wildfire disaster aid. Here’s how federal disaster help has historically been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map Does NOT Show January 2025 California Wildfires Lined Up With Proposed High-Speed Rail System
Does a viral clip offer proof that the January 2025 California wildfires followed the same path as the planned California high-speed rail system?No, that's not true: The clip repeated a recycled falsehood from 2018. It showed an old 2018
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show California Election Worker Committing Electoral Fraud By Scanning Ballots Three Times
Does a video show an Orange County, California, election worker committing electoral fraud by scanning ballots three times? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Orange County Registrar of Voters denied the accusation of fraud, sayi
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Fact-check: Have some California reservoirs been closed for 15 or 20 years?
“Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years."
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