“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”
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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.
Snopes→ California Churchgoers Detained Gunman in Deadly Attack
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in the afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, officials said.
Snopes→ Authorities: Multiple People Shot at California Church
“We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” one official said.
Snopes→ About 6M Californians Ordered to Cut Water Use Amid Drought
The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency.
Snopes→ Did a ‘California Teacher’ Pen a Viral Post About Immigration?
A more than decade-old screed about immigration reemerged on Facebook in 2022.
FactCheck.org→ California Not Poised to ‘Legalize Infanticide’
Quick Take A California bill would do away with mandatory investigations of stillbirths. Opponents misleadingly claim it would “legalize infanticide.” The bill would prevent prosecution in cases of “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-
Snopes→ California Utility to Pay $55 Million for Massive Wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines belonging to the nation’s largest utility.
Logically→ California has introduced a new bill that allows mothers to kill their babies after birth.
The proposed California State Assembly Bill 2223 has been misinterpreted. The bill doesn't legalize killing babies after birth.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this California bill wouldn't allow mothers to kill their children after they're born
“California introduces new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Did NOT Introduce A New Bill Allowing Mothers To Kill Their Babies Up To 7 Days After Birth
Did California introduce a new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to seven days after birth? No, that's not true: Under California State Assembly Bill 2223, a person would not have a license to kill (LTK) their baby for
Snopes→ California Mass Shooting: 6 Dead, 10 Injured in Sacramento
Police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect.
Logically→ The BA.2 variant of COVID-19 has been detected in San Diego, California.
The new Omicron variant BA.2 was found in San Diego, California, in December 2021. 209 cases have been reported in the county as of March 30.
Washington Post→ The bogus ‘allegation’ that Putin is funding a California environmental charity
Republicans resurrect a previously debunked claim that ties the Russian government to a California charity that donates millions to environmental groups.
PolitiFact→ Ashley Hinson – California 'bacon ban' applies to more than pork, aims to prevent animal cruelty
California has instituted a "bacon ban."
Truth or Fiction?→ $6.09 Gas Prices in California Meme
Amid ongoing discourse about rising gas prices in the United States on March 9 2022, an Imgur post purportedly showed a photo of a gas station displaying prices of $6.09 a gallon for regular, $6.23 for “plus,” and $6.29 for “supreme
PolitiFact→ Viral image – California gas prices are going up, but not at $9 a gallon in early March 2022
Gas cost $9 a gallon in California in early March 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Of Train Carrying Tanks Is NOT Headed To Ukraine — Shows California In 2017
Does this video show a train carrying tanks to Ukraine? No, that's not true: This train was filmed from several locations as it was crossing through the Tehachapi Mountains in California on April 22, 2017. The video was originally posted