Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 a Facebook post
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Shasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.
Mostly False
February 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 18, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Maxine Waters said Trump supporters are “not welcome here” and “we must welcome everyone who crosses our borders.”
Mostly False
January 25, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2020 a rally in Erie, Pa.
“Phony” ballots “were printed without my name on it.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 9, 2020 an ad
"When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay."
Mostly False
September 24, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 an ad
Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
Mostly False
September 18, 2020
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on August 11, 2020 a tweet
Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
Mostly False
August 14, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 9, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Donald Trump “just promised that if he wins reelection, he’ll gut Social Security and Medicare.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Linda Sánchez
Linda Sánchez
stated on July 29, 2020 a press conference
“The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.”
Mostly False
By Sophie Austin • August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census.
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August 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 11, 2020 a social media post
“The CDC just confirmed a 0.2% death-rate for COVID19.”
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By Chris Nichols • June 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.”
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By Bill McCarthy • May 7, 2020
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on April 29, 2020 an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.
“The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.”
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2020
DeAnna Lorraine
DeAnna Lorraine
stated on April 12, 2020 a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump
Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 13, 2020
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 February 11, 2019 a tweet
"The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 27, 2019 a campaign launch event
"The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2019
Gil Cisneros
Gil Cisneros
stated on September 17, 2018 a spoof website
Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 2, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate
California "is hemorrhaging population."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2018 a TV interview
Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 12, 2018
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