Fact Check Posts – Page 12

California: 6th largest economy in world and one of highest poverty rates in nation?

By Chris Nichols

June 22, 2017

Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.

Are Americans 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries?

By Chris Nichols

June 14, 2017

"Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."

Antonio Villaraigosa at Sacramento forum 2017

Villaraigosa gets it wrong on California poverty figures

By Chris Nichols

June 9, 2017

"Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.

Do California’s clean energy jobs equal 10 times the nation’s coal mining jobs?

By Chris Nichols

June 2, 2017

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…

Pants On Fire for distorted claim about Jerry Brown’s role in state probe

By Chris Nichols

May 30, 2017

California Gov. Jerry Brown was "Caught in the Middle of a $60 Billion Corruption Investigation."

Lawmaker misleads with claim Jerry Brown has axed funds for California’s dying trees

By Chris Nichols

May 25, 2017

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget "cuts funds for local tree mortality efforts from $52.7 million to just $2 million."

Is Jerry Brown ‘diverting’ 30 percent of California’s new gas tax money?

By Chris Nichols

May 19, 2017

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…

Calif. Democrat repeats misleading claim rape a pre-existing condition under GOP bill

By Chris Nichols

May 9, 2017

The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."

Villaraigosa’s Mostly True claim about the rise in school graduation rates

By Chris Nichols

May 5, 2017

"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.…

McClintock: Trump signed more bills in 100 days than any president since Truman

By Chris Nichols

May 1, 2017

"President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."

Would Trump’s border wall cost the same as one and a half U.S. aircraft carriers?

By Chris Nichols

April 28, 2017

The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."

Has Treasurer John Chiang saved California taxpayers more than $5 billion?

By Chris Nichols

April 26, 2017

"In the first two years and a couple months (as California treasurer), I have saved taxpayers and ratepayers over $5.2 billion."

Latest Fact Checks By Chris Nichols

California: 6th largest economy in world and one of highest poverty rates in nation?

Are Americans 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries?

Villaraigosa gets it wrong on California poverty figures

Do California’s clean energy jobs equal 10 times the nation’s coal mining jobs?

Pants On Fire for distorted claim about Jerry Brown’s role in state probe

Lawmaker misleads with claim Jerry Brown has axed funds for California’s dying trees

Is Jerry Brown ‘diverting’ 30 percent of California’s new gas tax money?

Calif. Democrat repeats misleading claim rape a pre-existing condition under GOP bill

Villaraigosa’s Mostly True claim about the rise in school graduation rates

McClintock: Trump signed more bills in 100 days than any president since Truman

Would Trump’s border wall cost the same as one and a half U.S. aircraft carriers?

Has Treasurer John Chiang saved California taxpayers more than $5 billion?