xavier becerra california governor runoff: A viral clip shows the former Attorney General confusing a state map for a lunch menu
A short video clip claiming to show Xavier Becerra pointing at a California county map and asking a waitress for the "daily special" is flooding Facebook and X. In the 12-second clip, a narrator says the candidate "confused a road atlas for a menu." Fact-checkers have confirmed the audio is a deepfake; the original footage from a campaign event last week shows Becerra discussing water rights with a farmer. The rumor is false, but it has already been shared over 500,000 times, causing a brief dip in his polling numbers in the runoff.