California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he speaks to the press in San Francisco.
California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he speaks to the press in San Francisco, Calif., June 12, 2025.(Yuri Avila/Reuters)

Welcome back to Forgotten Fact Checks. This week, we look at California Governor Gavin Newsom’s history of spreading misinformation and cover more media misses.

Gavin Newsom: Expert on Misinformation 
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently launched his own Substack as a way to break through the “noise,” saying Democrats must “flood the zone and continue to cut through the right-wing disinformation machine.”

“There’s so much mis- and disinformation out there, there’s so much noise, I don’t need to tell you that,” Newsom said.

“The question is, how do we break through all of that noise and engage in real conversations? And that’s why I’m launching ...

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