October 28, 2016 | Chris Nichols
A new TV ad by a Democratic campaign committee describes Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, as Donald Trump’s ‘Man in Washington DC.’ We wanted to know whether the claim that Denham "helped broker" the hotel deal for Trump was true.
October 27, 2016 | Melody Stone | Chris Nichols
It's been a long election season. So many statements, so many claims. Some true, some false, some in-between. We've checked a bunch over the months. Can you guess the rulings we handed down for these claims? Take our quiz and find out.
October 25, 2016
Opponents of Proposition 56, California’s proposed tobacco tax increase, have raised more than $66 million. Nearly all of that money has come from the tobacco industry and much of it has been spent on television ads criticizing the initiative.
October 19, 2016 | Chris Nichols
Babulal Bera, the father of Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, was sentenced to a year in prison this summer for making illegal contributions to his son’s campaigns for Congress in 2010 and 2012.
October 19, 2016 | Chris Nichols
Asked about California’s effort to legalize recreational marijuana, Republican congressional candidate Scott Jones said on Tuesday the experiences in Colorado are a stark warning of what not to do.
October 17, 2016 | Chris Nichols
Republican congressional candidate and Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones continues to face questions about his personal conduct following allegations he made unwanted sexual advances on a 26-year-old female subordinate more than a decade ago.
October 14, 2016 | Chris Nichols
Democratic Congressman Ami Bera has repeatedly described his Republican challenger’s immigration stance as "extreme," saying it compares with Donald Trump’s.
October 13, 2016 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact California has fact-checked claims about many of the state’s most controversial ballot measures, from Proposition 64’s effort to legalize marijuana to Proposition 62’s proposal to abolish the death penalty.
October 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders says in a new TV advertisement that California's Proposition 61, a measure to lower state prescription drug prices, 'is great for taxpayers.' But analysts say it's not clear how the state would implement the measure.
October 7, 2016 | Chris Nichols
Will felons convicted of drive-by shootings, giving guns to gangs or firing a weapon on a school yard "get out of jail free" if California’s Proposition 57 passes?
