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John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign ad:

Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2018

John Chiang
stated on May 12, 2018 a campaign ad:

Antonio Villaraigosa's "recklessness (as mayor of Los Angeles) ... left no funding to test 7,000 rape kits, putting public safety at risk."

False

By Chris Nichols • May 16, 2018

Gavin Newsom
stated on May 8, 2018 a campaign debate:

"In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street."

Half-True

By Chris Nichols • May 10, 2018

Gavin Newsom
stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Gavin Newsom was "the first to take on the National Rifle Association and win."

False

By Chris Nichols • April 27, 2018

John Chiang
stated on March 29, 2018 a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions:

"A majority of Americans now live in states where they have decided to legalize cannabis," including recreational and medical marijuana.

True

By Chris Nichols • April 20, 2018

Jerry Brown
stated on April 11, 2018 a letter to the Trump administration:

"Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)."

True

By Chris Nichols • April 13, 2018

Scott Jones
stated on April 2, 2018 a news conference:

There are "paid protesters" involved in the Stephon Clark demonstrations.

False

By Chris Nichols • April 10, 2018

John Garamendi
stated on April 2, 2018 a CNN interview:

"The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons."

Half-True

By Miriam Valverde • April 9, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on March 8, 2018:

"Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • March 27, 2018

Gavin Newsom
stated on March 8, 2018:

"California is 49th out of 50 in the United States in per capita housing units. Only Utah can lay claim to being lowest in per capita production."

True

By Chris Nichols • March 21, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2018 California just sued to stop the wall:

"The state of California is begging us to build walls in certain areas. They don’t tell you that."

Pants on Fire!

By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2018

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 5, 2018 a news release:

California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."

Half-True

By Chris Nichols • March 8, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on March 7, 2018 a speech in Sacramento:

"California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for."

Mostly False

By Chris Nichols • March 7, 2018

Jackie Speier
stated on February 10, 2018 a tweet:

"3 American women are murdered every day by their husband or boyfriend."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • February 19, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 an interview on Capital Public Radio:

"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."

False

By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018

Phil Ting
stated on January 21, 2018 a newspaper article:

"Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase."

False

By Chris Nichols • February 5, 2018

Steve Cortes
stated on January 23, 2018 in an interview:

"We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance."

Half-True

By Manuela Tobias • January 29, 2018

Jerry Brown
stated on January 25, 2018 a State of the State Address:

California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."

True

By Chris Nichols • January 25, 2018

WorldNetDaily
stated on January 21, 2018 a headline:

"California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically."

Pants on Fire!

By Chris Nichols • January 24, 2018

Delaine Eastin
stated on January 13, 2018 a town hall :

California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • January 17, 2018

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