Gov. Gavin Newsom launches website to fight misinformation about California’s fires
California Governor Gavin Newsom (right) tours the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, Calif. Newsom has announced a new fact checking website to combat disinformation about the storms. Photo by Eric Thayer / Getty Images
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched www.californiafirefacts.com on Saturday to address what he calls “mis- and dis-information” being spread online about the recent fires in Southern California.
It was inspired by allegedly false information being spread by Fox News, Donald Trump, and “Elon Musk’s platform,” or X, formerly known as Twitter, according to a press release.
“There is an astonishing amount of mis- and dis-information being spread online - much of it by so-called leaders and partisan media outlets who seek to divide this country for their own political gain,” said Governor Newsom in a statement. "It breaks my heart that families in Los Angeles don’t just have to worry about the fires but also this malicious disinformation as well.”
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