Fact-check: “This week the California Assembly passed AB 2624. This bill will criminalize investigative journalism involving the immigrant population.”
Verdict: Misleading (72% confidence)
The documented record supports that the California Assembly passed AB 2624 by a 57–19 vote around May 26, 2026, with the bill subsequently moving to the Senate — so the passage claim is accurate. However, the characterization that the bill 'will criminalize investigative journalism involving the immigrant population' is contradicted by the bill's operative structure: AB 2624 is an expansion of California's Safe at Home address confidentiality program, frames liability around specific intent to…
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