Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: I was the first TV host to link COVID to Fauci
“I was the first on TV to lay out all the evidence showing that it was Fauci's experiments that were the origin of the pandemic.”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: California's 2016 Housing First law bans sobriety requirements for homeless shelters
“They passed a law in 2016, the only state in America to do it implementing in legislation this approach called Housing First. Which says that you've got to, the number one thing is, and it sounds like a sensible thing, of course, give homeless people housing, …”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: Developing 1% more California land would house 10 million people
“If we increase the development footprint of California from five percent to six percent, which would still put us really low in, in terms of other states, you could have housing for ten million people in single family homes on quarter acre lots”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hilton: 70% of UK policy came from EU directives and internal bureaucracy
“And it turned out that about 70% of it, I said, what proportion of it is necessary for the implementation of what we're supposed to be here to do, the actual program of the coalition government? The answer is 30%. The rest of it was either implementing EU dire…”
Assertion Partly supported
Hilton: Lawyers and government unions are California Democrats' primary funders
“Lawyers, along with government unions, are the main funders of Democrat politicians in California.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hilton: Many California restaurants budget $1M annually for PAGA workplace lawsuits
“Many restaurant owners I meet, they say they factor into their cost of doing business a million dollars a year for PAGA lawsuits.”
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: California government unions spend $1 billion annually on political contributions
“The government unions, by the way, it's a billion dollars a year. So one billion dollars a year. To politics. Just from the unions.”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: San Francisco Homeless Housing Costs Up to $1M Per Unit
“They defined shelter as what they call permanent supportive housing, which is an apartment unit costing because of all the other Corruption and regulation involved in house building in California, 700,000 dollars, 800,000 dollars, a million dollars now in San …”
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: California Failed to Apply for Trump-Era Federal Mental Health Waiver
“The first Trump administration created a waiver from the IMD rule that states could apply for. Guess what? California hasn't applied for the rule.”
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: Over 1 million approved California housing units are blocked by lawsuits
“You've got over a million housing units in California that have been approved by local government, gone through zoning, compliant with CEQA and all the other environmental rules, blocked by lawsuits.”
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: 70% of CEQA Lawsuits Are Filed to Block Housing
“70% of lawsuits under CEQA are used to block housing.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hilton: Fox News Exercised Zero Editorial Control Over My Show
“Incredible freedom. No editorial control at all. Or guidance even.”
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: UK policy write-rounds auto-approved after 48 hours without response
“So there's two, two crucial ways in which the bureaucracy enable this. Number one is that the, that if they don't, they're supposed to write these letters to the relevant cabinet committee, and they're supposed to respond. The time, if there's no response, it'…”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: Prop 36 passed with 70% statewide and majorities in every county
“So prop 36 last year kind of reversed most of that. That passed with 70% in every county. 70% statewide majorities in every county.”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: Ten California counties flipped from blue to red in November 2024
“10 counties flipped from blue to red in, in November last year.”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: Less than half of California students meet basic English standards
“We have, like, barely half a student, less than half a students, Meet basic state standards in English.”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: Trump's 6.1M California votes exceed the threshold to win a midterm
“If you look at the data on roughly what you could expect in terms of turnout in 20, 26, it's about 11.7, 11.8 million votes. It's based on the average of the last two midterms. So to win, you need about 5.9 million. Trump just got 6.1 million.”
Assertion Partly supported
Hilton: California Republican statewide vote share has averaged 41.7% over 20 years
“The average share of the vote for Republican statewide candidates in the last 20 years, since the last time Republicans won, is 41.7%.”
Assertion Supported
Hilton: Latinos Make Up 40% of California but Only 24% of Electorate
“About 40% of the state now, Latino, the largest group, it's only about 20 Three, 24% of the electorate.”
Steve Hilton