LIE: On Fox News, it’s suggested 30% of California is homeless.
Claim
CLAIM: A Fox News claim suggested that 30% of California is homeless.
Fact
FACT: No, 30% of California is not homeless.
While unsheltered homelessness increased nationally, California saw a 9% decrease in unsheltered homelessness last year — the largest statewide drop in more than 15 years.
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FALSE CLAIM: $24 billion for homelessness went missing, no one knows where it went.
That’s flat-out false.
FALSE CLAIM: Homelessness is growing faster under the Newsom Administration
In California, unsheltered population grew almost 4x faster from 2014-2019 (before Newsom Admin) than during the Newsom Administration.
Homelessness is NOT increasing in California faster than anywhere else in the country.
Homelessness in California increased just 3.13%, while the nation saw a 18.13% increase.