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MISLEADING: Governor Newsom vetoes homelessness audit legislation
Misleading! He already signed a bill doing something similar.
FAKE: Fully one-third of community college applications are fake. They’re just used for financial aid fraud.
The Congressman is once again misleading people.
FALSE: There is more fraud in California than in Minnesota
Donald Trump is a deranged, habitual liar whose relationship with reality ended years ago.
FALSE: State Parks caught lying about Lachman Fire, did nothing to stop it from becoming Palisades Fire
The area in question lies within Los Angeles city limits — making it the responsibility of the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
FALSE: The Governor has stolen $100 million from fire victims (through FireAid)
Neither the Governor nor the state of California has received any funding through the independent, separate fundraising organization known as FireAid.
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Facts About LA Fires
The LA wildfires gave rise to an extraordinary amount of misinformation and disinformation -- worst of all President Trump saying they were fought "without a token of defense."
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The Lies Keep Coming ...
CLAIM: California is raising the price of gas at the pump by 65 cents per gallon on July 1.
That did not happen. In fact, gas prices went down on July 1 (and the day after).
FALSE: In-N-Out is moving out of California because of the state’s horrible regulations that kill business.
The CEO has publicly stated she is moving her family (not the company) to Tennessee while the company expands into the eastern part of the country – a first for the company.
FALSE CLAIM: Gov Newsom & his admin (Cal Volunteers) took money from the FireAid relief fund in Los Angeles – meant for survivors to rebuild their lives.
This is false. California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, has never received FireAid funds.
False: Governor Newsom is withholding official activation orders for the National Guard, effectively withholding their paychecks.
The Governor cannot withhold their official activation orders while they are under federal command, that is a federal issue.
FALSE: Screenshots have circulated Craigslist ads purportedly seeking to pay people to protest in Los Angeles.
These Craigslist posts were created as part of a prank podcast called Goofcon1.