CLAIM: The Office of the First Partner diverted brush-clearing or wildfire-prevention money, donated money to itself, and stole public money.
FACT: The Office of the First Partner existed under multiple administrations and was renamed in 2019.
FALSE: Gov Newsom released 4,561 undocumented criminal immigrants to avoid ICE, with tens of thousands more expected.
FACT: This is completely false; the Governor took no such action.
FAKE: CAL DOGE alleges $370 million in state funds were misused for partisan activities.
FACT: The claim is false.
CLAIM: Medi-Cal enrollment does not require California residency.
FACT: Medi-Cal eligibility requires the person to live in California.
NOT TRUE: California law prohibits jails from turning people over to federal immigration authorities.
FACT: California law does not prohibit jails from turning over people convicted of felonies or serious misdemeanors to federal immigration authorities.
FAKE: Noncitizens are allowed to vote in California state elections.
FACT: Noncitizens cannot vote in California state elections.
CLAIM: The Trump admin eliminated federal permitting barriers.
FACT: The claimed federal permitting process did not exist.
FALSE: $236 Million spent on just 22 people in four years of CARE Court
FACT: CARE Court has helped THOUSANDS of Californians into care to recover — not 22.
FAKE: Governor Newsom did not support or fast-track Sites Reservoir.
FACT: Sites Reservoir was fast-tracked by Governor Newsom.
CLAIM: A local fraud case proves that California leadership caused, ignored, or failed to catch local fraud.
Fraud is unacceptable and should be prosecuted fully.
NOT TRUE: Governor Newsom claimed there is no fraud in California.
FACT: Governor Newsom did not say there is no fraud in California.
FALSE CLAIM: California’s clean-energy and battery-storage policies made the electric grid less reliable and increased prices.
FACT: California’s clean-energy and battery-storage investments have bolstered grid reliability.