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Latest Fact-Checks By Chris Nichols

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Dana Rohrabacher
Dana Rohrabacher
stated on September 14, 2017 a news article
Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • September 16, 2017
John Chiang
John Chiang
stated on August 13, 2017 a Facebook live video
"Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • September 13, 2017
Jeff Denham
Jeff Denham
stated on September 5, 2017 an interview on NPR
Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators.
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • September 6, 2017
John Moorlach
John Moorlach
stated on August 4, 2017 an op-ed
"Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 22, 2017
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 18, 2017 a speech
"It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year."
True
By Chris Nichols • August 9, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on July 31, 2017 an interview on MSNBC
"Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 3, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 12, 2017 an interview on MSNBC
The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California.
True
By Chris Nichols • July 27, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on July 11, 2017 an interview with Fox Business
"More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)."
False
By Chris Nichols • July 21, 2017
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on July 12, 2017 a speech on the House floor
"While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • July 18, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video
California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 11, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video
"I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • July 3, 2017
Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes
stated on June 19, 2017 a radio interview
President Trump has signed more bills into law "than any president previously before at this stage in the game."
False
By Chris Nichols • June 27, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on June 6, 2017 a speech
Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 22, 2017
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 2, 2017 a tweet
"Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 14, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on June 6, 2017 a speech
"Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.
False
By Chris Nichols • June 9, 2017
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on May 31, 2017 a speech
Clean energy employs "more than half a million Californians. That’s nearly ten times more the number of coal mining jobs that exist in the entire nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 2, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 17, 2017 a headline
California Gov. Jerry Brown was "Caught in the Middle of a $60 Billion Corruption Investigation."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • May 30, 2017
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson
stated on May 22, 2017 a press release
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget "cuts funds for local tree mortality efforts from $52.7 million to just $2 million."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2017
Melissa Melendez
Melissa Melendez
stated on May 11, 2017 a press release and a tweet
California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed "diverting 30 percent of the funding" from the state’s gas tax increase "to non-road related projects like building parks and job training for felons."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 19, 2017
Judy Chu
Judy Chu
stated on May 4, 2017 a press release
The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 9, 2017
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