July 15, 2021 | Steven Rascón | Chris Nichols
One popular Instagram post cherry-picked data from a scientific study to falsely claim COVID-19 vaccines lead to high rates of miscarriages. Early results have not found an increased risk of miscarriage tied to the vaccine.
July 9, 2021 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact examined the court filings of 430 defendants arrested on charges tied to the riot. It found many individuals were driven by the lie that November’s election was stolen.
July 8, 2021 | Steven Rascón
Misleading posts on Facebook and Twitter say minors in San Francisco are consenting to COVID-19 vaccines without their parent’s permission.
July 3, 2021 | Sasha Hupka
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2021: “California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.”
June 24, 2021 | Chris Nichols | Sasha Hupka
A TV ad supporting Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election claims the governor is “getting 65,000 homeless Californians into housing.” PolitiFact California found that’s a long-term goal, not something Newsom has accomplished.
June 22, 2021 | Sasha Hupka
A Facebook video stated on June 7, 2021: Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020.
June 11, 2021 | Chris Nichols
News outlets published some of Fauci’s emails after the federal government released them through a Freedom of Information Act request.
June 7, 2021 | Chris Nichols
A survey by the Small Business Roundtable and data tracked by Harvard University support Harris’ statement.
June 3, 2021 | Chris Nichols
Harris said one-third of all small businesses have closed during the pandemic. A Harvard University economic tracker and related surveys support her claim.
June 2, 2021 | Chris Nichols
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Office estimated the state's surplus is only $38 billion, noting it used a different definition than the governor.
