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Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 4, 2019 a CNN climate town hall:
Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. 
False
By Chris Nichols • September 6, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 22, 2019 a campaign speech:
 "Some 200,000 people are in jail for the crime of being poor and not being able to afford bail."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 12, 2019 a CNN interview:
It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." 
False
By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2019
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 23, 2019 an interview on "Axios on HBO":
"The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • August 14, 2019
California Republican Party
California Republican Party
stated on August 6, 2019 a fundraising pitch:
President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • August 8, 2019
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on August 3, 2019 a tweet:
There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world.
False
By Chris Nichols • August 6, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate:
Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols, Stefanie Pousoulides • July 2, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate:
Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 28, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2019 an interview on "Meet the Press":
California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. 
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • June 24, 2019
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 18, 2019 a tweet:
Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!"
False
By Chris Nichols • June 18, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2019 a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention:
President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 22, 2019 an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert":
"In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 20, 2019 an interview on MSNBC:
On the need for independent investigations of police shootings 
Full Flop
By Chris Nichols • May 23, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall:
"The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 17, 2019 a podcast:
"It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 19, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 1, 2019 news articles and blogs:
Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • April 3, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 26, 2019 a tweet:
"In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 a tweet:
Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
False
By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 6, 2019 a news release:
"College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • March 21, 2019
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 13, 2019 a news conference:
California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."
True
By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2019
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