Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 an interview on Meet the Press
California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire "are experiencing tremendous job growth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 10, 2017 a fake news article
"BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs"
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • April 2, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 an interview on Meet the Press
"2.1 million jobs have been created in the last six or seven years" in California
True
By Chris Nichols • March 29, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 23, 2017 a tweet
"The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election.
True
By Chris Nichols • March 17, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 a tweet
"Cost of iPhone: $399 - Cost of healthcare for 1 year: $10,345 - Hearing @jasoninthehouse compare the 2 as if they are the same: priceless"
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on February 21, 2017 a press release
"Since the passage of Proposition 47 by voters in 2014 and the signing of AB 109 in 2011, violent crime has been on the rise in California, up 12 percent in 2015 statewide according to the FBI."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 6, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 24, 2017 a letter
During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization."
True
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2017
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 16, 2017 a speech
"Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • February 24, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on February 13, 2017 a press release
"The Oroville dam failure was entirely avoidable: California passed a $7.5 Billion water bond in 2014 but Jerry Brown didn't spend $1 on new water storage or improvements to existing infrastructure like Oroville."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • February 16, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech.
"Legislators themselves cannot afford to buy housing in California."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • February 8, 2017
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on January 31, 2017 an interview
Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • February 3, 2017
Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu
stated on January 27, 2017 in a press release
"The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • February 1, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 24, 2017 a State of the State Address
Twenty-seven percent of Californians, almost 11 million, "were born in a foreign land."
True
By Chris Nichols • January 24, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
True
By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 13, 2017 a letter
The uninsured rate in California reached "a historic low of 7.4 percent in 2016."
True
By Chris Nichols • January 19, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on December 29, 2016 in an op-ed
"Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • January 4, 2017
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on December 14, 2016 a tweet
"Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2016
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on December 14, 2016 a speech
"California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 19, 2016
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on December 8, 2016 an op-ed
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2016
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • December 2, 2016
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