Latest Fact Checks By Chris Nichols

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Rohrabacher repeats bogus claim Democrats orchestrated Charlottesville violence

By Chris Nichols
September 16, 2017
Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville
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John Chiang’s claim on California’s affordable housing doesn’t add up

By Chris Nichols
September 13, 2017
"Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent."
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Jeff Denham’s Half True claim top Democrats voted for border wall

By Chris Nichols
September 6, 2017
Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators.
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Has crime been getting worse in California since Jerry Brown was elected governor?

By Chris Nichols
August 22, 2017
"Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."
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Does it cost $75K per year to lock up an inmate in California?

By Chris Nichols
August 9, 2017
"It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year."
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MOSTLY TRUE: Undocumented immigrants less likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens

By Chris Nichols
August 3, 2017
"Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
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The Inland Empire: Second only to San Francisco in California job growth?

By Chris Nichols
July 27, 2017
The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California.
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Kevin McCarthy’s False claim on Obamacare sign-ups

By Chris Nichols
July 21, 2017
"More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)."
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Kevin McCarthy ignores key facts in claim on California water storage

By Chris Nichols
July 18, 2017
"While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."
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MOSTLY TRUE: California’s taxes are ‘among the highest in the nation’

By Chris Nichols
July 11, 2017
California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
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Travis Allen’s Mostly False claim about crime in California

By Chris Nichols
July 3, 2017
"I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market."
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Nunes gets it wrong; Trump hasn’t signed ‘more bills’ than any president at this point

By Chris Nichols
June 27, 2017
President Trump has signed more bills into law "than any president previously before at this stage in the game."
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