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Latest Fact-Checks By Chris Nichols

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Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech at a candidates forum
"When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2017
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on April 28, 2017 a radio interview
"President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 1, 2017
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on April 24, 2017 a news article
The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
True
By Chris Nichols • April 28, 2017
John Chiang
John Chiang
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech
"In the first two years and a couple months (as California treasurer), I have saved taxpayers and ratepayers over $5.2 billion."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 14, 2017 a video
"Here are some of the things that are more popular than Congress: hemorrhoids, Nickelback, traffic jams, cockroaches, root canals, colonoscopies, herpes. Even herpes, they couldn’t beat herpes in the polls."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • April 14, 2017
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson
stated on April 10, 2017 a press release
California will have the "highest gas tax in the nation" once its 12 cent gas tax hike goes into effect.
False
By Chris Nichols • April 11, 2017
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
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