PolitiFact CaliforniaCan You Handle The Truth?: Fact-Checking Claims About Hank Aaron And COVID-19 VaccinesJanuary 28, 2021 | Chris NicholsDespite the false claims on social media, PolitiFact found there is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine contributed to the death of baseball legend Hank Aaron last week. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaNo, Efforts To Recall California Gov. Newsom Are Not ‘A Coup’January 13, 2021 | Chris NicholsFor more than a century, the state constitution has allowed California voters to use the recall process to try to remove local and state officials, for any reason, midway through their terms in office.
PolitiFact CaliforniaAfter Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ California Lawmaker BacktracksJanuary 12, 2021 | Chris NicholsA California state lawmaker from San Diego and a Santa Clara County GOP party official are among Republicans nationwide who either justified or encouraged last week’s deadly attacks at the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact CaliforniaHigh-Ranking California Republican Lawmaker Pushes Misinformation About Storming of U.S. CapitolJanuary 6, 2021 | Chris NicholsNumerous videos, photographs and eye-witness accounts show supporters of President Trump, and not antifa activists, breaking into the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact CaliforniaYes, L.A. Hospitals Were Packed With COVID-19 Patients, Contrary To Viral Video’s ClaimsJanuary 6, 2021 | Chris NicholsA video flagged by Facebook users claimed there are “absolutely no patients” at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles despite recent media reports that it was inundated with patients following the coronavirus surge.
