“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
Gavin Newsom
California governor. 14 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2025. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: California tends to pay more in individual and corporate federal taxes than Texas does, because of its larger population and higher incomes. On the share of national GDP from blue counties, Newsom’s data is out of date.…
“California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Data for 2022 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that California has a lower rate of homicide than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma, and roughly in the proportions that Newsom said. Data from 2023 co…
“When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In Congress, Ron DeSantis voted for a bill that would have provided legal status to people who came to the U.S. illegally as children. He opposed bills that included a path to citizenship to a broader set of of people.
“Ron DeSantis had more learning loss during COVID" in Florida than California did.”
PolitiFact rated this: One study found this
PolitiFact says: A McKinsey study found that California test scores fell enough to lose an average of 9 weeks, compared with 12 for Florida. That put California slightly below the 12-week national average and Florida slightly above it.
“In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Although the law is clear that physicians can be charged, whether pregnant women will face the same charge is ambiguous.
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: In several measurable ways, the U.S. has moved toward energy independence in recent years. Experts say, though, that this hasn’t meant genuine energy independence.
“Per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians moving to Florida.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The Census Bureau’s latest data shows that per capita, more Floridians moved to California than the other way around in 2021. But the difference is tiny and based on estimates.
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In 2022, Texas officials moved $210.7 million out of the Health and Human Services Commission for a border initiative. But they replaced the funds with federal COVID-19 dollars.
“Eight of the top ten murder states, in terms of the increase in murder rates, are all red states.”
Washington Post rated this: Not the whole story
Washington Post says: Many of the same states have been on the top ten list for years
“(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: HB 543 would not eliminate the requirements to get a concealed weapon license in Florida. Those requirements include passing a background check and completing a firearms training class.
“California fue el #1 nacional en crecimiento del empleo en julio”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falta Contexto
“The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!”
FactStream rated this: False