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Latest Fact-Checks By Chris Nichols

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Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet.
"Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • September 16, 2016
Yes on 55
Yes on 55
stated on August 23, 2016 a television advertisement
California’s Prop 55 "prevents $4 billion in new cuts to our schools."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 13, 2016
No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films
No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films
stated on June 24, 2016 in a campaign video advertisement
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."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2016
No on 56 campaign
No on 56 campaign
stated on August 16, 2016 radio and online advertisements
"Prop 56 cheats schools out of at least $600 million."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 26, 2016
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 18, 2016 a tweet.
"22 veterans take their own lives each day."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 23, 2016
John Burton
John Burton
stated on August 16, 2016 in a press release
"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 years before President Obama’s 2008 election."
True
By Chris Nichols • August 18, 2016
Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty
Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty
stated on August 1, 2016 a twitter image
"California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere."
True
By Chris Nichols • August 12, 2016
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on July 12, 2016 a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release.
California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 5, 2016
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • July 29, 2016
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
California has "the sixth largest economy on planet Earth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 27, 2016
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on July 12, 2016 a media conference call.
Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 20, 2016
Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on July 6, 2016 an email.
"There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s."
True
By Chris Nichols • July 19, 2016
Firearms Policy Coalition
Firearms Policy Coalition
stated on June 16, 2016 an email blast.
California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • July 12, 2016
Bonnie Reiss
Bonnie Reiss
stated on June 8, 2016 a newspaper column.
"When he served as governor, Schwarzenegger preserved more land than any other gubernatorial administration in California’s history."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 1, 2016
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech.
"You can’t get on an airplane, but more than 2,000 people on that list have been able to buy a gun."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • June 25, 2016
Safety For All Initiative
Safety For All Initiative
stated on June 13, 2016 a campaign website
"More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 7, 2016 a headline in the Justice Gazette
Says Bernie Sanders "wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes aren’t counted."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 5, 2016 a campaign speech
"It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 8, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 1, 2016 a campaign speech
We’ve broken "by millions" the all-time record for votes in a GOP presidential primary election.
False
By Chris Nichols • June 2, 2016
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on April 3, 2016 a newspaper Q&A
California has "the same water infrastructure from when we were 16 million people."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 31, 2016
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