Fact Check Posts – Page 16

Mostly True: America’s prison population has skyrocketed 500 percent in 40 years

By Chris Nichols

September 16, 2016

"Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent."

Yes on 55 school claim misses the mark

By Chris Nichols

September 13, 2016

California’s Prop 55 "prevents $4 billion in new cuts to our schools."

Will California’s Prop 60 expose adult film workers to lawsuits?

By Chris Nichols

September 2, 2016

California’s Prop 60, which would require condom use in adult films, would put "workers in the adult film industry at risk for lawsuits and harassment."

Big Tobacco blowing smoke in claim about California’s Prop 56

By Chris Nichols

August 26, 2016

"Prop 56 cheats schools out of at least $600 million."

Kamala Harris slightly off in claim about veterans suicides

By Chris Nichols

August 23, 2016

"22 veterans take their own lives each day."

Top California Democrat seizes on 9/11 omission by Donald Trump backer Rudy Giuliani

By Chris Nichols

August 18, 2016

"While introducing Donald Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani omitted the September 11, 2001, strikes as a ‘successful’ terrorist attack during the eight…

Truth be told: California has ‘largest death row in Western Hemisphere’

By Chris Nichols

August 12, 2016

"California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere."

Feinstein’s claim about marijuana ads on ‘prime time’ TV goes up in smoke

By Chris Nichols

August 5, 2016

California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers."

Pence dodges question but doesn’t outright ‘deny’ evolution

By Chris Nichols

July 29, 2016

Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."

Does California really have the ‘6th largest economy on planet Earth?’

By Chris Nichols

July 27, 2016

California has "the sixth largest economy on planet Earth."

Congressman repeats Mostly True claim: Donald Trump ‘rooted for the housing crisis’

By Chris Nichols

July 20, 2016

Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."

It’s no Whopper: Licensed gun dealers outnumber McDonald’s about 2-to-1 in California

By Chris Nichols

July 19, 2016

"There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s."

Latest Fact Checks By Chris Nichols

Mostly True: America’s prison population has skyrocketed 500 percent in 40 years

Yes on 55 school claim misses the mark

Will California’s Prop 60 expose adult film workers to lawsuits?

Big Tobacco blowing smoke in claim about California’s Prop 56

Kamala Harris slightly off in claim about veterans suicides

Top California Democrat seizes on 9/11 omission by Donald Trump backer Rudy Giuliani

Truth be told: California has ‘largest death row in Western Hemisphere’

Feinstein’s claim about marijuana ads on ‘prime time’ TV goes up in smoke

Pence dodges question but doesn’t outright ‘deny’ evolution

Does California really have the ‘6th largest economy on planet Earth?’

Congressman repeats Mostly True claim: Donald Trump ‘rooted for the housing crisis’

It’s no Whopper: Licensed gun dealers outnumber McDonald’s about 2-to-1 in California