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PolitiFact 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.

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PolitiFact California

PolitiFact’s Lie Of The Year: Online Smear Machine Tries To Take Down Parkland Students

December 11, 2018

In 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.

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PolitiFact California

PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks Of 2018

December 11, 2018 | Chris Nichols

Claims 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 California

Did California's Border Closure Cost $5.3M In Economic Loss? Are 'Billions' At Stake?

December 3, 2018 | Chris Nichols

During 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.

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