Did 449,000 Californians Turn Down Jury Duty Because They Are Undocumented Immigrants?
11 December 2018 - Facebook users spread an unscourced and uncorroborated anti-immigrant statement.
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Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires?
13 November 2018 - A conservative political web site drew a link between the Democrat's rejection of a legislative proposal in 2016, and the prevalence and risk of wildfires in the following two years.
California Bans Gun Sales to People Under 21
1 October 2018 - State law already bans people under 21 from buying handguns.
Does This Photograph Show Clouds Over the California Wildfires?
6 August 2018 - A spectacular image of red-tinted clouds at sunset was repurposed to falsely connect it with 2018 wildfires in California.
Did California’s Governor Sign a Law Requiring All Students to Learn Spanish?
24 May 2018 - A notorious producer of fake news provokes yet more outrage with another fabricated meme.
Oakland Woman Calls Police on Black People Grilling ‘Illegally’ in Public Park
16 May 2018 - Michelle Snider filmed a lengthy interaction with an unnamed woman who insisted police respond to a park because black residents were barbecuing.
California Now the Fifth-Largest Economy in the World
4 May 2018 - All economic sectors except agriculture contributed to California's higher gross domestic product, according to new federal data.
Is a Neo-Nazi Running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in California?
1 May 2018 - Patrick Little has repeatedly expressed white supremacist views in his campaign, including calling for a United States "free from Jews."
Are California Parents Barred from Withdrawing Their Children from Sex Education?
30 April 2018 - Some web sites inaccurately describe the provisions of California's Healthy Youth Act.
Would a Proposed Law ‘Ban the Bible’ in California?
20 April 2018 - A Republican politician and a right-wing television station grossly misrepresented California legislation that would amplify restrictions on "gay conversion therapy."
Is Jerry Brown Preparing to Release ‘10,000 Pedophiles and Rapists’ From Prison?
13 April 2018 - A conspiracy theory blog published an alarmist story after a judge's ruling on the effects of a new California law on sex offenders.
Would a California Bill Stop Police From Shooting People Carrying ‘Imitation Weapons’?
9 April 2018 - According to blogs, Assembly Bill 931 would put police at risk of being second-guessed.
