PolitiFact CaliforniaPot 101 Update: What Are The Laws Surrounding Second-Hand Marijuana Smoke?December 20, 2018 | Sami SotoIs it legal to smoke marijuana at your home despite complaints from neighbors about the drifting smoke? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaDoes California Have A Budget Surplus Of Nearly ‘$30 Billion,’ As Gov. Jerry Brown Claimed?December 18, 2018Gov. Jerry Brown will leave the state with a sizeable surplus when his term ends next month. But just how large is that pot of excess money? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitiFact: Lie of the Year and Top Ten Fact ChecksDecember 12, 2018PolitiFact National Editor Angie Holan explains how fact checkers chose the 2018 Lie Of The Year and PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols shares the 10 most popular fact checks of the year. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaPolitiFact’s Lie Of The Year: Online Smear Machine Tries To Take Down Parkland StudentsDecember 11, 2018In the days after 17 people were viciously gunned down at a high school in Florida, the nation seemed steadfast in seeking answers and finding solutions. But in the shadows, the internet engine of hoaxes and smears had started.
PolitiFact CaliforniaPolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks Of 2018December 11, 2018 | Chris NicholsClaims on highly-charged topics from immigration to mass shootings to California’s stark divide between the rich and the poor all made PolitiFact California’s Top 10 most popular fact checks of 2018.
PolitiFact CaliforniaDid California's Border Closure Cost $5.3M In Economic Loss? Are 'Billions' At Stake?December 3, 2018 | Chris NicholsDuring a recent visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, California’s Democratic Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom claimed the Trump administration’s temporary border closure last month cost $5.3 million in economic loss, and future shutdowns could cost billions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.