Latest Fact-Checks In California

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Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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