Fact Check Posts – Page 8

Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 23, 2017 in 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."

By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2017

Tom McClintock
stated on April 28, 2017 in a radio interview:

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

By Chris Nichols • May 1, 2017

Scott Peters
stated on April 24, 2017 in 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."

By Chris Nichols • April 28, 2017

John Chiang
stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech:

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

By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2017

Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 14, 2017 in 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."

By Chris Nichols • April 14, 2017

Jim Patterson
stated on April 10, 2017 in a press release:

California will have the "highest gas tax in the nation" once its 12 cent gas tax hike goes into effect.

By Chris Nichols • April 11, 2017

Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press:

California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire "are experiencing tremendous job growth."

By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2017

Bloggers
stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article:

"BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs"

By Chris Nichols • April 2, 2017

Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press:

"2.1 million jobs have been created in the last six or seven years" in California

By Chris Nichols • March 29, 2017

Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 23, 2017 in a tweet:

"The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election.

By Chris Nichols • March 17, 2017

Gavin Newsom
stated on March 7, 2017 in 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"

By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2017

Jeff Stone
stated on February 21, 2017 in 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."

By Chris Nichols • March 6, 2017

Gavin Newsom
stated on February 24, 2017 in a letter:

During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization."

By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2017

Kamala Harris
stated on February 16, 2017 in 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."

By Chris Nichols • February 24, 2017

Travis Allen
stated on February 13, 2017 in 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."

By Chris Nichols • February 16, 2017

Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 in a speech.:

"Legislators themselves cannot afford to buy housing in California."

By Chris Nichols • February 8, 2017

Tom McClintock
stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview:

Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."

By Chris Nichols • February 3, 2017

Ted Lieu
stated on January 27, 2017 in in a press release:

"The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion."

By Chris Nichols • February 1, 2017

Jerry Brown
stated on January 24, 2017 in a State of the State Address:

Twenty-seven percent of Californians, almost 11 million, "were born in a foreign land."

By Chris Nichols • January 24, 2017

Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 in a speech:

California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.

By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017

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