 Trouble is, those statistics, as it turns out, are all knowing lies, as business reporter Michael Hiltzik of the L.A. Times will be here to explain. In fact, fast food employment has gone up since California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the wage increase last September. You mean Murdoch-owned news properties are saying one thing, but the reality is something completely different? What? I know. I know. Prepare to be shocked.