America’s refugee vetting robust, not ‘haphazard’ as Calif. congressman claims
Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
MOSTLY TRUE: Odds of fatal terror attack in U.S. by a refugee? 3.6 billion to 1
"The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion."
TRUE: 27 percent of Californians ‘were born in a foreign land’
Twenty-seven percent of Californians, almost 11 million, "were born in a foreign land."
TRUE: California has the nation’s highest poverty rate, when factoring in cost-of-living
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
TRUE: California’s uninsured rate has hit ‘historic low’
The uninsured rate in California reached "a historic low of 7.4 percent in 2016."
Pants On Fire for claim California legalized child prostitution
"Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California."
Do seven children per day die from guns?
"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."
Is California’s economy ‘growing a hell of a lot faster’ than Texas?
"California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."
Would trio of West Coast states be ‘5th largest economy’ on planet?
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom…
Pence’s support for conversion therapy not a settled matter
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy."
Pants On Fire for Trump’s claim about ‘serious voter fraud’ in California
There was "serious voter fraud" in California.
Gavin Newsom understates California’s big drop in gun homicides
California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.