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LA wanted law and order; Nathan Hochman delivers it with burglar busts

Nypost · · 510 words · By CA Post Editorial Board
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LA wanted law and order; Nathan Hochman delivers it with burglar busts See more of our coverage in your search results.

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LA wanted law and order; Nathan Hochman delivers it with burglar busts See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleLaw enforcement has taken down another dangerous gang — this time, seven members of a South American gang that is part of a burglary ring targeting local residents.

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The gangsters would smash windows and break into homes to steal whatever they could — often with residents still inside, including children.

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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 5 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 90% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “this was a local takedown, carried out by the LAPD and the LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD).”
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The evidence provided contains general definitions of arrests and general information about the LAPD, but no specific report of a joint operation between LAPD and LASD to take down a South American burglary gang.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances during April and May of 1992. Civil unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Metropolitan Division, commonly referred to as Metro Division or just Metro, is an elite division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). It was formed in 1933 and is organized under the LAPD's S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAPD_Metropolitan_Division
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City of Los Angeles Police Department, also known as the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States. With 8,832 officers …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department
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Claim 2: “He was endorsed, for example, by Governor Gavin Newsom”
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Both KTLA and Politico explicitly report that Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed George Gascón in his bid for Los Angeles County District Attorney.
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web search NEUTRAL — George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020, to December 3, 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gascón
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web search NEUTRAL — Gavin Newsom endorsed George Gascón on Tuesday in his bid to become Los Angeles County district attorney, marking the political reunion of two former Bay Area allies. As San Francisco’s mayor
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/gavin-newsom-endorses-georg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gavin Newsom has endorsed George Gascón to be Los Angeles’ next district attorney in a major boost to the progressive challenger. Gascón, a former San Francisco district attorney, is mounting a challe…
https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/25/…
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Claim 3: “Gascón was backed by left-wing billionaire donor George Soros”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, identify George Soros as a philanthropist and investor who provides financial support to progressive causes and candidates, and specifically link him to George Gascón in the context of political backing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, also titled A Change in the "Three Strikes Law" Initiative, was a California ballot measure that was passed in November 2012 to modify California's Three Strikes Law (passed in 1994). …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_California_Proposition_36
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020, to December 3, 2024. A member of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gascón
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Soros (born György Schwartz; August 12, 1930) is a Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist. As of May 2025, he has a net worth of US$7.2 billion, having donated more than $32 billion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros
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Claim 4: “As soon as Gascón took office in 2020”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm George Gascón served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County starting in December 2020.
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web search NEUTRAL — On November 3rd, 2020, George Gascon was elected District Attorney for Los Angeles County. During the campaign leading up to the vote, Gascon stated one of his goals as District Attorney would be to "…
https://www.taylermadebailbonding.com/info/gascons-contempt-…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA-MARCH 3, 2020-LA District Attorney candidate George Gascon talks to media at Union Station for the election results on March 3, 2020. Gascon is the former District Attorney of …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/george-gasc-n-takes-office-130012…
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web search NEUTRAL — Violent crime rose 7% in 2023 from 2020 in L.A., the year Gascón took office, according to the state Department of Justice. More recently, violent crime has been trending downward.Nathan Hochman defea…
https://laist.com/news/politics/hochman-holds-substantial-le…
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Claim 5: “District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the arrests Wednesday”
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The evidence provided is irrelevant, discussing congressional districts, school districts, and wildfires, with no mention of Nathan Hochman announcing arrests on a Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in April 1904:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1904
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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…
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web search NEUTRAL — California's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in California. Doris Matsui, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023. Currently, it encompasses so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California's_7th_congressional…
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Claim 6: “Law enforcement has taken down another dangerous gang — this time, seven members of a South American gang that is part of a burglary ring targeting local residents.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of results for the movie 'Seven', general geography of South America, and rugby. There is no evidence regarding a burglary gang arrest.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens (formerly known as the CONSUR Women's Sevens), is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in South America. It has been contested since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudamérica_Rugby_Women's_Seven…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Various lists of the Wonders of the World have been compiled from antiquity to the present day, in order to catalogue the world's most spectacular natural features and human-built structures. The Seve…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America
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Claim 7: “There were two attempts to recall Gascón.”
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National Review and other reports explicitly state that Gascón survived two recall attempts during his first term.
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web search NEUTRAL — After already surviving two recall attempts in his first term, Los Angeles’s unpopular progressive district attorney, George Gascón, is leading Tuesday’s 12-person primary election, and appears headed…
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/progressive-george-gasco…
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web search NEUTRAL — When LA’s district attorney George Gascón announced last week that he was requesting resentencing for convicted parent-killers Lyle and Erik Menendez, his public statement, made via televised press co…
https://www.aol.com/da-george-gasc-n-meddling-001356718.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Hochman is among 11 candidates who are challenging Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in the March 5 primary.Gascón faced a recall attempt within his first 100 days and a second attemp…
https://www.thealbertan.com/world-news/nathan-hochman-advanc…
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Claim 8: “During the Palisades Fire, Hochman was one of the only executive officials in LA who was seen as having done a good job, catching looters and defending the evacuated neighborhoods.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Nathan Hochman's specific actions during a 'Palisades Fire'.
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Claim 9: “Voters ultimately had their say in 2024, ousting Gascón and electing Hochman by a huge margin.”
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Wikipedia, FOX 11 Los Angeles, and other news sources confirm that Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent George Gascón in the 2024 election.
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web search NEUTRAL — George Gascón is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020, to December 3, 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gascón
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web search NEUTRAL — Nathan Hochman defeated George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, unseating an incumbent known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/06/politics/los-angeles-district…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nathan Hochman elected as LA County DA. Nathan Hochman elected as LA County DA. Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent George Gascón and became the next District Attorney of Los A…
https://www.foxla.com/election/la-county-da-race-election-re…
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