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.
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.
False: Videos from Los Angeles prove National Guard and Marines needed to stop violence
These videos are from separate events, not June 2025 in Los Angeles.
President Trump DID NOT tell the Governor to “get his ass in gear” during his phone call on June 7th, 2025.
The President did not mention sending the National Guard into California at any point.
False: On June 10, President Trump told press he spoke with the Governor “a day ago”
President Trump called the Governor once, on the night of Friday, June 7 – not “a day ago.”
False Claim: President Trump’s Federalized National Guard De-escalated the situation in Los Angeles
The National Guard President Trump federalized was not deployed on the ground when he posted this.
FALSE: California’s transgender athlete policies are out of line with other states.
The California Legislature passed a bill in 2013 (becoming 1 of 22 states) that allows transgender students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.