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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.

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Quiz: How Well Do You Know These Election Fact-Checks?

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.

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Tobacco Industry Misleads In Prop 56 'Doctor Advertisement'

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.

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Ami Bera’s Mostly True Claim: Feds Cleared Me Of Election Fraud

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.

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Hazy Data Make Colorado Marijuana Claim By Scott Jones Half True

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.

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PolitiFact CA: Scott Jones Falsely Claims Judges Ruled On Allegations Of Unwanted Sexual Advances

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.

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Does Calif. Republican Scott Jones ‘want to build a wall’ and ‘deport folks’

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.

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Fact-Checking Claims About California’s Ballot Measures

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.

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Examining Bernie Sanders’ Claim: Prop 61 ‘Great For California Taxpayers’

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.

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Loretta Sanchez misleads with Prop 57 claim

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?

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