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Is California Governor Jerry Brown Allowing HIV-Positive People to Donate Blood?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Sept. 18, 2017
Web sites misstate what would happen under a bill that was signed into law on 6 October 2017.
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Is the 'Humpback Whale Swallows Two Girls in California' Video Real?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 1, 2022
Two women who were enjoying a day of kayaking received the surprise of their lives when they had ...
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Did Reagan Say 'No Reason' to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 3, 2022
Readers emailed us to ask if former U.S. President and California Gov. Ronald Reagan once made a ...
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Is the 'California is a Shithole' Starterpack Accurate?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2022
The "starterpack" picture appeared to be first posted to the Joe Rogan subreddit in February 2022.
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Was a Teacher Fired for Not 'Meowing at Student Who Identifies as a Cat'?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 25, 2022
A story shared on TikTok by California substitute teacher Bridget Maas went viral in January 2022.
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Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov. 13, 2018
A conservative political web site drew a link between the Democrat's rejection of a legislative ...
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Does This Photograph Show Clouds Over the California Wildfires?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 6, 2018
A spectacular image of red-tinted clouds at sunset was repurposed to falsely connect it with 201 ...
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Did California's Governor Sign a Law Requiring All Students to Learn Spanish?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 24, 2018
A notorious producer of fake news provokes yet more outrage with another fabricated meme.
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Is a Neo-Nazi Running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in California?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 1, 2018
Patrick Little has repeatedly expressed white supremacist views in his campaign, including calli ...
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Are California Parents Barred from Withdrawing Their Children from Sex Education?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 30, 2018
Some web sites inaccurately describe the provisions of California's Healthy Youth Act.
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Would a California Bill Stop Police From Shooting People Carrying 'Imitation Weapons'?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
April 9, 2018
According to blogs, Assembly Bill 931 would put police at risk of being second-guessed.
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YouTube Shooting Suspect Nasim Aghdam Purportedly Angry About Monetization
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
April 4, 2018
Police disclosed additional information about the motives of Nasim Aghdam after a shooting at Yo ...
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Did a Firearms-Trained Teacher Accidentally Discharge a Gun in a Classroom, Injuring a Student?
Written by:
David Emery
March 15, 2018
The accidental handgun firing in California was one of two such incidents at schools in the Unit ...
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Were Students in Stockton, California Arrested During a March 2018 Gun Safety Protest?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
March 15, 2018
A "militia" group on Facebook attempted to paint local high schoolers participating in a demonst ...
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Is California's Governor Requiring Students Use Arabic Numbers in Schools?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
March 14, 2018
A "satirical" blog posted a story seizing on readers getting angry about a nonexistent Californi ...
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Did an Oakland Café Refuse to Serve Police Officers?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
March 12, 2018
The Hasta Muerte coffee shop told a law enforcement officer that he and his colleagues are not w ...
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Was Ex-California State Senator and Gun Control Advocate Leland Yee Arrested for Gun Trafficking?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
March 5, 2018
Yee pleaded guilty to arms trafficking in 2016.
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Proposed California Law Would Prohibit Restaurants from Offering Unsolicited Plastic Straws
Written by:
David Emery
Jan. 27, 2018
Critics say the "Straws Upon Request" legislation introduced in the state assembly "criminalizes ...
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Attorney General Sessions Orders Return to Pre-Obama Marijuana Enforcement
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 5, 2018
The move has caused uncertainty in the legal cannabis industry just days after California opened ...
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Did California Legislators Vote to Exempt Themselves from State's Gun Laws?
Written by:
David Emery
Nov. 15, 2017
Hyperpartisan web sites persist in recycling false reports about California legislators' exempti ...
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