Los Angeles Lynda Resnick

Claims about who owns California's water are spreading online. Here's what to know.

Erroneous accusations that a wealthy couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have been hoarding water amid the Southern California wildfires have been spreading widely online.

WUSA · 1d

No, most of California’s water isn’t owned by one billionaire couple

The owners of Wonderful Co., behind Fiji Water and other brands, use a lot of water, but it's only a fraction of California’s usage. No one entity owns the water.

Forbes · 1d

As The Fires Rage, California’s Governor And A Billionaire Couple Get The Blame

There are misconceptions circulating about who’s at fault for the fires burning tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles.

Politifact · 4d

Does a billionaire couple own almost all the water in California? Here’s why that’s False.

The couple’s company has a majority stake in a water bank in the San Joaquin Valley and uses vast amounts of water to manage its nearly 130,000-acre California agriculture operation. But the claim that the Resnicks own nearly all — or even a large portion — of California’s water is a massive exaggeration.

Artnet3d

Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California’s Water?

As wildfires continue to burn in L.A., art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick face criticism for their ownership of a ...

ArtNews on MSN3d

LA Collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick Call Criticism of Water Usage ‘Viral Conspiracy'

As the Eaton and Palisades fires consume California, social media users have reignited controversy over Lynda and Stewart ...

5don MSN

Claims about a billionaire couple hurting efforts to fight the L.A. fires via their ‘control’ of the water supply are false

Because of agriculture’s heavy reliance on water, a critical resource in fighting wildfires, the Resnicks became the targets ...

Are the Resnicks ‘hoarding’ water while Los Angeles burns? Why a viral rumor is false

The most likely source of these hoarding rumors is that the Resnicks own the Westside Mutual Water Company. That company has ...

Anadolu Ajansi5d

Billionaire couple faces criticism over water control during Los Angeles wildfires

Stewart and Lynda Resnick have been using more water than every home in Los Angeles combined, report shows - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Fresh Take: California’s Water Politics And A Major Misconception

Forbes' latest edition of its Fresh Take newsletter focuses on a misconception about water politics amid Los Angeles ...

3don MSN

For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires

A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic ...

The Wonderful Company Commits $10 Million to Los Angeles Fire Relief Efforts

The specific initial commitments announced today include $1 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and $500,000 to the Los Angeles Police Foundation. The remaining commitment will be ...

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