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California Counts

PolitiFact CA: Pence Dodges Question But Doesn’t Outright 'Deny’ Evolution

July 29, 2016 | Chris Nichols

UPDATE: California Gov. Jerry Brown came out swinging against Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Wednesday. During the Democratic National Convention, Brown accused the GOP vice presidential nominee of denying evolution. We rated this as 'Half True.'

Carolyn Kaster / AP

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Does California Really Have The '6th Largest Economy On Planet Earth?'

July 27, 2016 | Chris Nichols

State Senate leader Kevin de León repeated a claim this week that California has "the sixth largest economy" on Earth, while speaking at the Democratic National Convention. The statement checks out, but ignores some key context.

Lenny Ignelzi / AP

PolitiFact California

Congressman Repeats Mostly True Claim: Donald Trump ‘Rooted For The Housing Crisis’

July 20, 2016

Democratic Congressman Scott Peters of San Diego recently repeated a Mostly True critique of Donald Trump. He said Trump "rooted for the housing crisis."

PolitiFact California

It's No Whopper: Licensed Gun Dealers Outnumber McDonald’s About 2-to-1 In California

July 19, 2016

The Safety For All campaign claims there are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in the state as there are McDonald’s. It’s a colorful claim and PolitiFact California found hard data to back it up.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Politifact: More Gun Dealers Than McDonald's In California

July 19, 2016

Does California really have more licensed gun dealers than McDonald’s? PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols decided to look into that statement and joins Insight today to talk about his discovery.

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Mostly False Claim That California Gun Control Measure Will 'Criminalize' The Sharing Of Bullets

July 12, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Proposition 63, a gun and ammunition control initiative on California’s November ballot, would require instant background checks for the sale of ammunition statewide.

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Did The Governator Protect More Land Than Any California Governor In History?

July 5, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s achievements are many: Body builder. Movie star. Governator. But was he California’s greenest governor in history, in terms of protecting the state’s natural beauty through land conservation?

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