Fraud Disinformation
FAKE: California provides tablets to prisoners who use them to watch pornographic material & groom kids.
FACT: The report offered zero evidence for the claim.
FALSE: California Medicaid or IHSS payments are fraud.
FACT: Fraud is unacceptable; the allegation is not evidence that IHSS itself is fraud.
FALSE: Under Governor Newsom, hospice fraud in California is rampant and unaddressed.
FACT: California has cracked down on hospice fraud, launched partnerships across state agencies, and the California Department of Justice has arrested criminals to hold them accountable.
FALSE: California gave state money to a political organization or 501(c)(4).
FACT: The state has not given any money to any political organization or 501(c)(4).
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.
FAKE: Noncitizens are allowed to vote in California state elections.
FACT: Noncitizens cannot vote in California state elections.
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.
FAKE: Image shows $11 Billion CA High-Speed Rail bridge to nowhere
FACT: The $11 billion figure refers to the entire program expenditure from July 2006 to June 2023.
MISLEADING: California recently restricted public access to child-care licensing records.
FACT: Childcare licensing records have been public through California’s Facility Search since 2015.