PolitiFact CaliforniaPolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks Of 2018December 11, 2018 | Chris NicholsClaims on highly-charged topics from immigration to mass shootings to California’s stark divide between the rich and the poor all made PolitiFact California’s Top 10 most popular fact checks of 2018.
PolitiFact CaliforniaDid California's Border Closure Cost $5.3M In Economic Loss? Are 'Billions' At Stake?December 3, 2018 | Chris NicholsDuring a recent visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, California’s Democratic Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom claimed the Trump administration’s temporary border closure last month cost $5.3 million in economic loss, and future shutdowns could cost billions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitiFact California On Tear Gas At The Border And MoreNovember 28, 2018PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols talks about migrant protests, tear gas at the border and more on Insight. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaExamining Jerry Brown’s Veto Of California Wildfire Legislation And The Criticism Of ItNovember 16, 2018 | Chris NicholsAs deadly wildfires burned across California, a flurry of social media and blog posts called into question Gov. Jerry Brown’s veto of a wildfire management bill two years ago.
PolitiFact CaliforniaTrump’s Overly Simplistic And False Claim On California’s WildfiresNovember 13, 2018 | Chris NicholsAs deadly wildfires forced more than a quarter million Californians to flee their homes, President Trump recently alleged the infernos are the result of nothing more than poor "forest management." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaFALSE: Attack Ad’s Claim Tony Thurmond Was ‘Sued By The ACLU’November 5, 2018 | Chris NicholsWas candidate for California schools chief Tony Thurmond "sued by the ACLU"?
PolitiFact CaliforniaFALSE: Attack Ad’s Claim Tony Thurmond Was ‘Reprimanded’ By ObamaNovember 5, 2018 | Chris NicholsWas candidate for California schools chief Tony Thurmond "reprimanded" by the Obama administration over assault and sexual harassment problems in his school district?
PolitiFact CaliforniaAd Wrongly Implies Marshall Tuck Is ‘Backed’ By Betsy DeVosNovember 5, 2018 | Chris NicholsAn attack ad in the race to be California’s next schools chief strongly suggests candidate Marshall Tuck is "backed" by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a polarizing Trump administration appointee. Is it true?
PolitiFact CaliforniaPolitiFact California: Fact-Checking Immigration Claim In California Insurance Commissioner RaceOctober 30, 2018 | Chris Nichols | Sami SotoDemocratic State Sen. Ricardo Lara claimed in a full page newspaper ad that his opponent for state Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner, "pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance." We rated that claim half true. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaPolitiFact California: Who’s Telling The Truth In California’s 10th Congressional District?October 26, 2018TV attack ads have painted Democrat Josh Harder as a Bay Area elitist as he runs for Congress in his hometown Central Valley district against incumbent Republican Jeff Denham. Harder's TV ads have attacked Denham over his healthcare vote. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.