PolitiFact CaliforniaGOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy Distorts Job Loss Estimates For $15 Minimum Wage HikeFebruary 11, 2021 | Chris NicholsGOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.” That estimate relies on the high-end of an old report. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaCan You Handle The Truth?: Fact Checking False Claims On Newsom Recall Campaign, Pelosi’s Tesla Stock PurchaseFebruary 4, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom shared a false claim this week that Facebook tried to ‘shut down’ the effort when it stopped running its ads on the platform. In reality, Facebook stopped accepting all political ads regardless of party. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaNo, Facebook Didn’t Try To ‘Shut Down’ Gavin Newsom Recall EffortFebruary 2, 2021 | Chris NicholsFacebook stopped accepting social, political and election advertising on its platform last fall, though it allowed ads in the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia. It did not single out the Newsom recall campaign.
PolitiFact CaliforniaCan You Handle The Truth?: Fact-Checking Claims About Hank Aaron And COVID-19 VaccinesJanuary 28, 2021 | Chris NicholsDespite the false claims on social media, PolitiFact found there is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine contributed to the death of baseball legend Hank Aaron last week. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaNo, Efforts To Recall California Gov. Newsom Are Not ‘A Coup’January 13, 2021 | Chris NicholsFor more than a century, the state constitution has allowed California voters to use the recall process to try to remove local and state officials, for any reason, midway through their terms in office.
PolitiFact CaliforniaAfter Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ California Lawmaker BacktracksJanuary 12, 2021 | Chris NicholsA California state lawmaker from San Diego and a Santa Clara County GOP party official are among Republicans nationwide who either justified or encouraged last week’s deadly attacks at the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact CaliforniaHigh-Ranking California Republican Lawmaker Pushes Misinformation About Storming of U.S. CapitolJanuary 6, 2021 | Chris NicholsNumerous videos, photographs and eye-witness accounts show supporters of President Trump, and not antifa activists, breaking into the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact CaliforniaYes, L.A. Hospitals Were Packed With COVID-19 Patients, Contrary To Viral Video’s ClaimsJanuary 6, 2021 | Chris NicholsA video flagged by Facebook users claimed there are “absolutely no patients” at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles despite recent media reports that it was inundated with patients following the coronavirus surge.
PolitiFact CaliforniaYes, Government Shutdowns Help Slow COVID-19 When Combined With Additional Measures, Experts SayDecember 16, 2020Some GOP lawmakers in California claim “government imposed lockdowns” do not reduce cases or stop spikes of COVID-19. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaCan You Handle The Truth?: PolitiFact California Examines School Safety Research Amid COVID-19December 10, 2020 | Chris NicholsExperts say schools that included public health mitigation measures when they reopened have avoided significant COVID-19 spread. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.