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All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence

All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence

By Chris Nichols • February 23, 2018
How much privacy do you have when you buy marijuana in California?

How much privacy do you have when you buy marijuana in California?

By Chris Nichols • February 13, 2018
Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants

Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants

By Chris Nichols • January 23, 2018
Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

By Chris Nichols • January 5, 2018
Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

By Chris Nichols • December 29, 2017
The most outlandish, Pants On Fire! claims we fact-checked in 2017

The most outlandish, Pants On Fire! claims we fact-checked in 2017

By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2017
PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks of 2017

PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks of 2017

By Chris Nichols • December 13, 2017
Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual.

Claims abound on California’s ‘highest-in-the-nation’ costs. Not all are factual.

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2017
George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation

George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation

By Chris Nichols • November 6, 2017
Fact-checker’s guide to Hillary Clinton's UC Davis speech

Fact-checker’s guide to Hillary Clinton's UC Davis speech

By Chris Nichols • October 12, 2017
Fact-checking Hillary Clinton as she returns to California

Fact-checking Hillary Clinton as she returns to California

By Chris Nichols • October 9, 2017
How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined?

How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined?

By Chris Nichols • October 4, 2017
Claims mislead about California forcing jail time for using wrong transgender pronoun

Claims mislead about California forcing jail time for using wrong transgender pronoun

By Chris Nichols • September 26, 2017
Bernie Sanders back in California

Bernie Sanders back in California

By Chris Nichols • September 21, 2017
Who carries out more terror attacks on U.S. soil: Right wing or Islamic extremists?

Who carries out more terror attacks on U.S. soil: Right wing or Islamic extremists?

By Chris Nichols • August 31, 2017
Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall

By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2017
Did Gavin Newsom get his facts right on universal health care?

Did Gavin Newsom get his facts right on universal health care?

By Chris Nichols • August 1, 2017
PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017

PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017

By Chris Nichols • July 14, 2017
Fact-checking claims by Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein on GOP health bill

Fact-checking claims by Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein on GOP health bill

By Chris Nichols • July 7, 2017
Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ?

Did Congressman Jeff Denham really call the GOP health bill ‘bipartisan’ ?

By Chris Nichols • May 12, 2017