I believe we are at the end of the line for the concept of "fact checking". The statement "These Wildfires are Caused by California’s Mismanagement of Forest Lands" is qualitative, there is no true or false to that. Gov Newsom may believe they did a wonderful job, others may disagree. But certainly when one side says and any dissenting view is a "LIE" that is a good marker that they are trying to shut down open discussion because they have something to hide. Not a good look in the middle of a crisis to be shutting down dialog. Let the voters decide if the current government did a good job or mismanaged, but to say that disagreement with current power structures is a LIE does not work anymore.
unsnap_biceps|1 year ago
There is absolutely a true or false with that.
Did the fires start in an area that is considered forest? If so, was it on publicly managed land?
The statement wholly puts blame into the hands of the government, and that can be true or false.
Personally, I don't know the details to say if it is true or false. I'm just pointing out that there is a factual element to the statement.