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Ro Khanna
The number of California billionaires has increased from 245 to 261 in 2026 since the billionaire tax has been on the ballot. Those claiming billionaires are fleeing are gaslighting.
Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna)
The number of California billionaires has increased from 245 to 261 in 2026 since the billionaire tax has been on the ballot. Those claiming billionaires are fleeing are gaslighting.
Verdict: Missing context.
The tracker Khanna links lists 6 billionaires who left California in 2026: Hankey (Nevada), Snyder (Tennessee), Kalanick (Texas), Whitman (New Mexico), Spielberg (New York) and Thiel (new state not listed). It lists 1 who moved in from another state (Jay-Z). The count rose because more than 30 Californians newly crossed $1 billion.
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- The tracker's full 2026 window, 1 Jan to 7 Oct 2026 (daily count, plus every row of its "Added" and "Removed" tables)
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- Primary source
- https://cabillionairetracker.org/
- Our post on X
- https://x.com/NotTrueBot/status/2108682123821687199
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