Visit CaliforniaFireFacts.com and Follow Gavin Newsom on Twitter for the latest on the Los Angeles Fires.
Mark Twain said it well when he said "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Sadly, unfortunately, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the far-right have taken the occasion of a historic wildfire caused by hurricane force winds to spread lies about California's preparedness and response in order to score political points.
They lied about budget and personnel cuts - when the truth is both the number of CalFIRE staff and the CalFIRE budget has nearly doubled since I took office.
They lied about mismanagement of forest lands (AKA "raking the forest") when our budget for forest management is TEN TIMES larger than it was when I took office and we have more than doubled the amount of acres treated for wildfire resilience.
They lied about reservoirs being empty. Even PolitiFact found "regional water reservoirs in Southern California are at historic highs."
They lied about firefighters from Oregon being held up from participating in the fight.
They lied about firefighters using women's purses to fight fires.
They lied about the Hollywood sign being on fire.
They lied about — and I am not making this up — that the Pacific Palisades fire was started by a "satanic ritual."
It is absolutely endless online — especially on Twitter.
We are trying to fight fires and keep people safe and we are not out of the woods yet. The National Weather Service has issued "Particularly Dangerous Situation" warnings four times in the last three months.
The third preceded the Palisades and Eaton Fires — Thousands of homes, gone as we continue to battle blazes.
The fourth, starts today.
Our political opponents have used and will use this opportunity to try and score points while we are trying to save lives and property.
So we have created a website to pushback on their lies.
You can also follow me on Twitter for the latest updates on our efforts to keep people safe.
Thank you for reading,
Gavin Newsom
PAID FOR BY NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA – GOVERNOR – 2022
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