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Former MTV star Spencer Pratt is running for Los Angeles mayor. Are Angelenos taking him seriously?

Denver7 · · 300 words · By Scripps News Group
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What to know about Former MTV star Spencer Pratt is running for Los Angeles mayor. Are Angelenos taking him seriously?

From reality star to potential mayor of Los Angeles: Spencer Pratt lost his home in the Palisades Fire.

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What happened

From reality star to potential mayor of Los Angeles: Spencer Pratt lost his home in the Palisades Fire.

Why it matters

Now that loss, and the city's response, have driven the former star of the MTV reality show "The Hills" to run for mayor.

Common ground

Scripps News spoke with Maxwell Adler, a senior staff writer at Vanity Fair who just published an exclusive interview with Pratt.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Spencer Pratt lost his home in the Palisades Fire.”
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Multiple independent reports from the New York Post confirm that Spencer Pratt's home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pratt entered the race after his own home burned down in the Palisades Fire
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-of…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pratt, whose own home was burned down in the Palisades Fire
https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/google-maps-scrubs-ima…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pratt entered the race a year after his own home burned down in the Pacific Palisades Fire
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/nithya-raman-criticize…
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Claim 2: “It was the debate between him, Councilmember Nithya Raman and the sitting mayor Karen Bass”
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Multiple web search results confirm a debate occurred between Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman, and Spencer Pratt.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outrigh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on June 2, 2026, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on Novemb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Hard to imagine even a California city electing a decades long supporter of Fidel Castro, but they did. Bass was a leader in the Venceremos ...
https://www.facebook.com/latimes/posts/no-front-runner-mayor…
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Claim 3: “the former star of the MTV reality show "The Hills" to run for mayor.”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Spencer Pratt as a candidate in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election and confirms his history as a star of 'The Hills'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality and candidate in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series The Hills. In 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Pratt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hills is an American reality television series that aired for six seasons on MTV from May 31, 2006, until July 13, 2010. Developed as a spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, the series…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_(TV_series)
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Claim 4: “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that Ken Paxton won the GOP runoff for US Senate, defeating John Cornyn.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he is the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Texas. The current officeholder, Republican Ken Paxton, has served in the position since January 5, 2015. He returned to offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Attorney_General
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angela Suzanne Paxton (née Allen; born February 14, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, she has represented District 8 in the Texas Senate since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Paxton
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Claim 5: “the response to the fires that devastated Pratt's hometown of the Pacific Palisades in 2025.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the existence and devastating impact of the Palisades Fire in January 2025, specifically affecting the Pacific Palisades area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Southern_Californ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the Westside region of the city of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown. It was founded in 1921 by a Methodist organization,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Palisades,_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Fire
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Claim 6: “Mayor Bass, who is still the odds-on favorite in the betting markets right now.”
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While evidence confirms Karen Bass is the incumbent mayor and a candidate for re-election in 2026, none of the provided evidence mentions betting markets or her status as the 'odds-on favorite'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on June 2, 2026, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on Novemb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of Los Angeles is the chief executive of the Government of Los Angeles as set in the city charter. The current officeholder, the 43rd in the sequence of regular mayors, is Karen Bass, a mem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Bass
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