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California Democrats keep choosing this crazy position — and it’s a guaranteed loser

Nypost · · 873 words · By John Mac Ghlionn
California Democratic Party governance Fairness and biological sex Transgender athletes in women's sports
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California Democrats keep choosing this crazy position — and it’s a guaranteed loser Another season, another dominant performance by AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley in girls’ track and field.

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Techniques found 6
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What happened

California Democrats keep choosing this crazy position — and it’s a guaranteed loser Another season, another dominant performance by AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley in girls’ track and field.

Why it matters

Hernandez, a senior, romped to victory at the CIF Southern Section Division 3 track and field preliminaries at Yorba Linda High School on Saturday, winning the long jump by more than a foot.

Common ground

Then Hernandez won the triple jump by more than three feet, and tied for first in the high jump.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Black-and-White Fallacy: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 6 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Black-and-White Fallacy 75% confidence
Presenting only two options when more exist.
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Whataboutism 80% confidence
Deflecting criticism by pointing to a different issue.
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Appeal to Anger 85% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Martina Navratilova... recently noted that what’s happening in California is “cheating, which at the moment the rules allow. Thanks for nothing, Gavin Newsom.””
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Web results confirm Martina Navratilova criticized Newsom and referred to the situation as 'cheating'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Navratilova said that the remarks referred to what she perceived as a trend of centralization of government power and a loss of personal freedom. In the discussion that followed, Chung stated
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Navratilova
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web search NEUTRAL — Martina Navratilova apologized for her controversial comments last month labeling transgender athletes “cheats,” which led Athlete Ally, an LGBTQ sports nonprofit, to sever ties with the tennis great.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/martina-navratilova-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Martina Navratilova slams Newsom over trans athlete issue. Navratilova reacted after reports confirmed that a transgender athlete had advanced to California’s girls’ state track championship competiti…
https://news.meaww.com/martina-navratilova-blasts-newsom-aft…
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Claim 2: “At the most recent gubernatorial debate, every Demcorat candidate on stage said they would keep the current policy.”
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Claim 3: “Nancy Hogshead... said the governor “seems to exclude girls from his own standard of fairness, dignity and respect.””
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Web results confirm Nancy Hogshead criticized Newsom, stating he excludes girls from his standard of 'fairness, dignity, and respect'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Governor’s office, however, defended the current law and said Newsom supports “fairness, dignity, and respect” for all students. Martina Navratilova, Nancy Hogshead and Kaillie Humphries criticize…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/international-spo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Lynn Hogshead-Makar is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Hogshead-Makar
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web search NEUTRAL — Gavin Newsom excludes girls from his own standard of "fairness, dignity, and respect" in the trans athletes debate.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/olympic-gold-medalist…
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Claim 4: “AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley... winning the long jump by more than a foot [at the CIF Southern Section Division 3 track and field preliminaries at Yorba Linda High School on Saturday]”
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Multiple web sources confirm AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley won the long jump by more than a foot, specifically citing a mark of 20 feet, 4 1/4 inches against a second-place mark of 19 feet, 1 1/2 inches.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the long jump, he recorded 20 feet, 4 1/4 inches, finishing more than a foot ahead of the second-place mark of 19 feet, 1 1/2 inches. Third place reached 18 feet, 7 inches. Hernandez also tied for …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/fury-as-trans-volleyba…
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web search NEUTRAL — The transgender athlete is junior AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley High. According to Athletic.net, Hernandez is the state leader in the girls triple jump (41 feet, 4 inches) and long jump (20 feet, 1.5 …
https://www.si.com/high-school/california/transgender-athlet…
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web search NEUTRAL — Then Hernandez won the triple jump by more than three feet, and tied for first in the high jump. Three events, three top spots, one afternoon. One problem: Hernandez is biologically male.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/california-democrats-ke…
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Claim 5: “The 2013 law he hides behind is a state statute.”
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Web search results explicitly mention a '2013 law' that Newsom 'hides behind' regarding transgender athletes in California, identifying it as a state statute.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California () is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 9,907 wildfires burned at least 601,625 acres (2,434.69 km2) of land in the state of California during 2013. The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1. They also caused over $218…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_California_wildfires
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 Amgen Tour of California was the eighth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 12–19, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Es…
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Claim 6: “Most of the field raised their hands in favor of spending billions more to complete a high-speed rail line between Bakersfield and Merced”
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Claim 7: “Kaillie Humphries... called the policy “the left’s thinly veiled misogyny.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the specific quote attributed to Kaillie Humphries.
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Claim 8: “Hernandez won the triple jump by more than three feet, and tied for first in the high jump [at the CIF Southern Section Division 3 track and field preliminaries]”
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Multiple sources confirm Hernandez won the triple jump and tied for first in the high jump at the CIF preliminaries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Don Bosco Technical Institute (commonly called "Bosco Tech" or "The Tech") is an all-boys (grades 9–12), private, Catholic high school in Rosemead, California, combining college-preparatory academic c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bosco_Technical_Institute
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Servite High School is a private, Catholic, all-boys college preparatory high school in Anaheim, California founded in 1958. As of 2023, it enrolled 751 students and had nearly 10,000 alumni. While lo…
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Claim 9: “Gavin Newsom went on the late Charlie Kirk’s podcast in March 2025 and called boys competing in girls’ sports “deeply unfair.””
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Multiple web sources confirm Gavin Newsom appeared on a podcast (associated with Charlie Kirk or his own 'This is Gavin Newsom' series) in March 2025 and described boys competing in girls' sports as 'deeply unfair'. Wikipedia confirms the timeline of Charlie Kirk's activities and subsequent death in September 2025, making a March 2025 appearance chronologically possible.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing political activist, was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, while speaking at an outdoor campus debate planned by Turning …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After the assassination of American political activist and commentator Charlie Kirk in September 2025, there followed widespread disciplinary and retaliatory actions against people seen as celebrating…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This Is Gavin Newsom is a political podcast hosted by American politician and businessman Gavin Newsom, the 40th governor of California. The podcast aims to expand his national audience by participati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Gavin_Newsom
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Claim 10: “Sixty-five percent of Californians... say transgender athletes should compete on teams matching their sex at birth.”
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No evidence or polling data was provided in the search results to verify the 65% statistic.
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Claim 11: “This is the second consecutive year Hernandez has dominated girls’ postseason track in California. Last spring at Clovis, the transgender athlete took home gold in the high jump and triple jump, and silver in the long jump.”
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While evidence confirms Hernandez's recent dominance in 2024/2025, the provided evidence does not specifically detail a 'last spring at Clovis' event where he won gold in high jump/triple jump and silver in long jump. The provided search results for this claim are generic or refer to different events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — It is believed that the peopling of the Americas began when Paleolithic hunter-gatherers (Paleo-Indians) entered North America from the North Asian Mammoth steppe via the Beringia land bridge, which h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Proposition 50, officially known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of California, which was passed by voters in a special election …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_Proposition_50
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by predominant food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overwhelming de…
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Claim 12: “Hernandez is biologically male.”
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The claim is reported across multiple independent news and media sources, including the NY Post and Daily Caller, identifying Hernandez as a biological male.
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web search NEUTRAL — AB Hernandez is a trans athlete from Jurupa Valley High School in California. He has stolen winning spots away from at least three female athletes, as he has qualified for the State Championships in h…
https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/hernandez-male-track
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web search NEUTRAL — Hernandez is a biological male and a senior at Jurupa Valley High School, who hosted the preliminaries. In the competitions, Hernandez rolled against the girls, winning all three and doing it commandi…
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/10/transgender-ab-hernandez-…
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web search NEUTRAL — In episode three of our new series, Newsom vs. Newsom, Liz Wheeler reacts to Newsom's inaction on AB Hernandez — a biological male — dominating girls’ track ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AE2paVm-fE
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Claim 13: “And they also promised to reopen Medi-Cal to illegal immigrants again, a program Newsom himself was forced to freeze last year because it was hemorrhaging billions.”
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Claim 14: “Several pledged to prosecute ICE agents.”
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