LA Militarization Disinformation
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.