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An image falsely quotes Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming she said during the Democratic debates that President Joe Biden would do “whatever” the Chinese government said because they gave Hunter Biden “over a billion dollars.”

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Can You Handle The Truth?: Fact-Checking COVID-19 Deaths In San Francisco, Claims About Maxine Waters Comments On Derek Chauvin

April 29, 2021 | Chris Nichols

Data from the city’s public health department and medical examiner’s office support this claim. Health officials say the isolation caused by the pandemic led to an increase in fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco.

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FACT CHECK: Did San Francisco Have ‘Twice As Many Drug Overdose Deaths As COVID Deaths’ In 2020?

April 29, 2021 | Chris Nichols

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Did California Congresswoman Maxine Waters Tamper With The Jury In Derek Chauvin’s Trial?

April 23, 2021 | Sasha Hupka

An image shared more than 4,700 times on Facebook claimed that U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.” However, there is no evidence that Waters tried to unduly influence jurors’ deliberations.

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Fact-Checking Claims About COVID-19 Testing For Migrants At The Southern Border

April 15, 2021 | Chris Nichols

Republican lawmakers have claimed a large percentage of migrants at crowded southern border facilities are testing positive for COVID-19. PolitiFact California examined that and other claims in this week’s Can You Handle The Truth segment.

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Fact-Checking California Sen. Alex Padilla's Claim About Guns And Voting

April 1, 2021 | Chris Nichols

Padilla recently claimed that in a majority of states, Americans can obtain a rifle quicker and easier than they can cast a ballot. PolitiFact California fact-checked that claim in this week's Can You Handle the Truth? segment.

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