PolitiFact CaliforniaHas Gavin Newsom ‘Flip-Flopped’ On California’s High-Speed Rail?September 29, 2017 | Chris NicholsFormer Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently claimed Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom — the frontrunner in the California governor's race — has essentially flip-flopped in his support for the state’s controversial and costly rail project.
PolitiFact CaliforniaClaims Mislead About California Forcing Jail Time For Using Wrong Transgender PronounSeptember 26, 2017 | Chris NicholsA bill to prevent discrimination of LGBT seniors in California’s long-term care homes is one step from becoming law. Its path through the Legislature, however, was marked by an onslaught of often misleading critiques from conservative groups. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaBernie Sanders Back In CaliforniaSeptember 21, 2017 | Chris NicholsIn advance of his visit, PolitiFact California is taking a look at what Sanders’ ‘single payer Medicare-for-all’ proposal would do, as described by the New York Times. We are also looking at his record with the truth.
PolitiFact CaliforniaDo Three-Quarters Of Americans Support The DREAM Act? Nancy Pelosi Says SoSeptember 20, 2017 | Chris NicholsThis week, Rep. Nancy Pelosi claimed three-quarters of Americans support what she described as the legislative solution for safeguarding young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation: the DREAM Act.
PolitiFact CaliforniaRohrabacher Repeats Bogus Claim Democrats Orchestrated Charlottesville ViolenceSeptember 16, 2017 | Chris NicholsCalifornia Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Orange County, repeated a debunked conspiracy theory this week that top Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence at last month’s white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaJohn Chiang’s Claim On California’s Affordable Housing Doesn’t Add UpSeptember 13, 2017 | Chris NicholsState Treasurer John Chiang has made boosting California’s supply of affordable housing a key talking point during his run for governor. But how new housing has really been built?
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitiFact California: Bipartisan Support For Border Wall? September 13, 2017 | Chris RemingtonDid then Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton support a border wall? PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols checks the claim by Congressman Jeff Denham as the DACA debate continues. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaJeff Denham’s Half True Claim Top Democrats Voted For Border WallSeptember 6, 2017 | Chris NicholsThe day the Trump Administration announced it will end the DACA program, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Modesto) floated the idea for a bill that could further secure the border and protect undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
PolitiFact CaliforniaWho Carries Out More Terror Attacks On U.S. Soil: Right Wing Or Islamic Extremists?September 1, 2017 | Chris NicholsCalifornia State Senate Leader Kevin de León’s made some bold claims about the rise of radical right wing terrorism following a deadly white supremacist attack in Charlottesville. PolitiFact California investigated the senator’s statements. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
