With the Los Angeles wildfires having killed at least 24 people and destroyed over 10,0000 structures, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is racing to control the narrative. Anyone who blames Democrats for the out-of-control wildfires is peddling “misinformation,” he now suggests.

To propagate that idea, the governor launched a new website over the weekend, “California Fire Facts,” which provides what he says is “The TRUTH.” In a post on X, Newsom said that “The TRUTH” includes the claim that “CA has INCREASED forest management ten-fold since we took office.”

As the fact-checkers say, context is needed here.

While forest management for the prevention of wildfires, including selective thinning and controlled burning, has increased under Newsom, it has fallen well, well short of what the governor has promised. On top of that, the governor has deceived citizens as to the extent his administration has performed wildfire prevention activities. ….

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