Latest Fact Checks By Chris Nichols

Yep, Donald Trump gave $12K to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom & Kamala Harris

By Chris Nichols

May 3, 2016

"Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."  

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Donald Trump’s claim about receiving the most votes ever in Republican primaries is False … for now

By Chris Nichols

May 2, 2016

"In the history of Republican primaries, I’ve gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party."

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No, Donald Trump, ISIS is not ‘making millions of dollars a week’ selling Libyan oil

By Chris Nichols

April 27, 2016

"ISIS is making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil."

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Viral Facebook claim about Target adding urinals to women’s restroom is Pants On Fire

By Chris Nichols

April 26, 2016

Says Target installed urinals in a women’s bathroom to "accommodate the ones who have giblets."

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Nope. Most polls still don’t show Ted Cruz beating Hillary Clinton in November

By Chris Nichols

April 12, 2016

"The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."

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Bill Clinton’s Claim That College Loans Can’t Be Refinanced Is Mostly True

By Chris Nichols

April 6, 2016

"A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."

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Big Pharma Not The King Of Ballot Cash In California, But It’s Close

By Chris Nichols

April 4, 2016

"Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date,…

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Mostly False Attack Distorts Congressman Jeff Denham’s Immigration Stance

By Chris Nichols

March 28, 2016

Congressman Jeff Denham "has agreed all illegal immigrants should be detained, arrested and deported."

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Mostly True: Bernie Sanders’ claim about U.S. voter turnout one of ‘lowest on earth’

By Chris Nichols

March 23, 2016

"Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth."

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Mostly True: California has restored only a fraction of $1 billion-plus in child care cuts

By Chris Nichols

March 17, 2016

California "cut about $1.3 billion in child care (during the recession). We’ve only reinvested about $300 million."

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Did Arnold Schwarzenegger bend the truth with John Kasich claim?

By Chris Nichols , Louis Jacobson

March 8, 2016

When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus."

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Mass shooting claims by Newsom, Pan rated ‘Mostly False’

By Chris Nichols

February 23, 2016

"So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." 

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