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Spencer Pratt shares emotional video of his sobbing mother at burned-out Pacific Palisades lot: ‘I feel like all I do is cry’

Nypost · · 692 words · By Katie Jerkovich
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Spencer Pratt shares emotional video of his sobbing mother at burned-out Pacific Palisades lot: ‘I feel like all I do is cry’ Spencer Pratt put out a video showing his mom, Janet Pratt, breaking down in tears during a visit to the lot where her son’s…

Claims checked 10
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

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What happened

Spencer Pratt shares emotional video of his sobbing mother at burned-out Pacific Palisades lot: ‘I feel like all I do is cry’ Spencer Pratt put out a video showing his mom, Janet Pratt, breaking down in tears during a visit to the lot where her son’s…

Why it matters

The new clip titled “Change the Channel” posted Tuesday on X, reacts to comments Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently made, attacking the former reality star-turned LA mayoral candidate for “exploiting the grief” of wildfire victims.

Common ground

The video begins with a clip of a recent interview with Bass.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder identified 4 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 85% 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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Appeal to Pity 95% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
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Selective Omission 70% confidence
Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 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... LA mayoral candidate”
CORROBORATED
Multiple cross-references from NYPost and Flipboard confirm Spencer Pratt is a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Spencer Pratt, the Republican candidate few expected to gain serious traction in Los Angeles’ mayoral race
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/spencer-pratt-billboar…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/spencer-pratt-praised-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Bass is butting heads with former ally-turned-political opponent, left-leaning DSA-affiliated Councilwoman Nithya Raman, and outsider reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/karen-bass-makes-obsce…
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Claim 2: “Janet visiting the burned-out lot where her son’s family now lives in an Airstream trailer as they attempt to rebuild their lives.”
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Daily Mail and other sources confirm the Pratt family is living in an Airstream trailer on the burnt-out lot of his house.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pratt responded to Bass’ putdowns on Saturday morning, saying he would better serve LA as mayor. Spencer Pratt is seen watching wildfire as it approaches his family home in Palisades fire as he evacua…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/la-mayor-karen-bass-slam…
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web search NEUTRAL — In one, Pratt stands in front of Mayor Bass's $15 million residence and then moves on to the $3 million home of Raman, saying: 'They are not like us.' The camera shifts to the airstream trailer on the…
https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-15799581/los-angele…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag lost their home to the wildfire tearing through Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7, sources claimed to TMZ. Pratt and Montag’s residence, located…
https://news.meaww.com/spencer-pratt-and-heidi-montags-house…
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Claim 3: “Bass has been widely criticized for her response to the January 2025 wildfires”
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Multiple web search results report that Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism for her response to the January 2025 wildfires, specifically regarding her absence during the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/style/karen-bass-criticis…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced mounting criticism Wednesday for her handling of deadly wildfires that continued to rage across the region, taking blame from influential city figures …
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/08/los-angeles-fires-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — 9, 2025, 12:37 p.m. ET. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass became evasive as reporters grilled her over the city’s preparedness for devastating wildfires that erupted while she was thousands of miles away o…
https://nypost.com/2025/01/09/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-ge…
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Claim 4: “The video begins with a clip of a recent interview with Bass. “I feel like he’s exploiting the grief of people in the Palisades,” Bass said during the interview with MeidasTouch.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While the general accusation by Mayor Bass is corroborated, the specific detail that the quote came from an interview with 'MeidasTouch' is not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_pre…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Tan Valley is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 99,894 at the 2020 census. [4] Proposition 495, a measure to incorporate San Tan Valley as a municipality,…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Tan_Valley,_Arizona
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web search NEUTRAL — San Tan Valley became Arizona’s 92nd municipality, an effort that was in the works for more than 15 years. He was among the seven residents appointed by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors in...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/who-is-the-may…
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Claim 5: “the January 2025 wildfires, which caused billions in damage and killed several people.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia and Britannica confirm the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles caused massive damage and deaths.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 were a series of wildfires that burned parts of the Los Angeles basin and suburban Los Angeles in January 2025. The episode was marked by the emergence of two major c…
https://www.britannica.com/event/Los-Angeles-wildfires-of-20…
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web search NEUTRAL — The data's in for 2025. It was yet another year of back-to-back billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the U.S.
https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/2025-in-revie…
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web search NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Southern_Californ…
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Claim 6: “Spencer Pratt put out a video showing his mom, Janet Pratt, breaking down in tears during a visit to the lot where her son’s Palisades home once stood.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Spencer Pratt released a video showing his mother, Janet Pratt, in tears at the site of his former Palisades home.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Into the West is the 2005 American Western television miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks, with six two-hour episodes (including commercials). The series was first broadcast in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_West_(miniseries)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Janet Payne Bowles (June 29, 1872 or 1873 – July 18, 1948) was an American art educator, metalsmith, and jewelry designer from Indianapolis, Indiana, who is best known for creating intricate Arts-and-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Payne_Bowles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The second season of Melrose Place, an American television series, premiered on Fox on September 8, 1993. The season two finale aired on May 18, 1994, after 32 episodes. The season was produced by Ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melrose_Place_season_2
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Claim 7: “Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently made, attacking the former reality star-turned LA mayoral candidate for “exploiting the grief” of wildfire victims.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple news sources (Fox News, etc.) confirm that Mayor Karen Bass accused Spencer Pratt of 'exploiting the grief' of wildfire victims.
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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 will be 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 No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality and political candidate. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality televisi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt
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Claim 8: “The fire burned 36,000 acres in Los Angeles County, destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 buildings, displaced tens of thousands of residents and claimed at least 10 lives.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific statistics (36,000 acres, 10,000 buildings, 10 lives) for the January 2025 fire.
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Claim 9: “The new clip titled “Change the Channel” posted Tuesday on X”
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Multiple web search results explicitly mention the video titled 'Change the Channel' posted on X on a Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Celebrity Big Brother 11 is the eleventh series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It launched on 3 January 2013, and aired on Channel 5 and 5* for 23 days concluding on 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Big_Brother_(British…
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Matinee was a short-lived American rock band, which released one eponymous album on June 28, 1990. Their sound featured an array of influences, including progressive rock, album-oriented rock and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Matinee
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Claim 10: “Pratt lost his home in the fire”
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Multiple sources (TMZ, KTLA, TikTok) confirm that Spencer Pratt's home in the Pacific Palisades was destroyed in the fire.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pratt revealed he watched the home go up in flames from his security cameras.LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The fast-moving wildfire in Pacific Palisades has torn through neighborhoods and destroyed many homes,…
https://www.krqe.com/news/national/spencer-pratt-and-heidi-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have lost their home in the Pacific Palisades Fire. On Jan. 8, Spencer shared a video of TikTok showing the flames burning clo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPLxiwjEtjg
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web search NEUTRAL — Spencer Pratt/TikTok Spencer Pratt reveals his home has been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfires.
https://www.aol.com/spencer-pratt-shares-devastating-moment-…
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