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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Richard Pan
stated on April 7, 2016 remarks at a Capitol budget hearing:

California’s Capitol building is "second only to Disneyland," among visitor sites in the state.

False

By Chris Nichols • May 27, 2016

Pat Buchanan
stated on May 5, 2016 an NPR interview:

"Now in half the homes in California, people speak a language other than English in their own homes."

Mostly False

By Chris Nichols • May 17, 2016

Loretta Sanchez
stated on May 11, 2016 a debate:

"The Brady Campaign has given me a 100 percent, not 99, 100 percent rating."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2016

Duf Sundheim
stated on May 10, 2016 a debate:

"There is a 34 percent increase in violent crime in the state of California. … And that’s just within the last year."

False

By Chris Nichols • May 11, 2016

Jerry Brown
stated on April 26, 2016 a statement :

"California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year.

Half-True

By Chris Nichols • May 6, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech at the California Republican Party Convention:

"Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • May 3, 2016

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