Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) corrected multiple viral posts on social media containing disinformation surrounding the raging fires devastating Los Angeles.
Since Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles has been battling large wildfires as the high-speed Santa Ana winds have spread the fires quickly across entire neighborhoods, burning to the ground thousands of homes, businesses, schools, and places of worship. Some Republican elected officials have used the natural disaster to criticize Newsom’s leadership.
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Friday, Newsom debunked an article from Fox News claiming that the California state budget cut funding to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) by $100 million.
“A ridiculous lie,” Newsom said. “We have doubled the size of our firefighting army,
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