PolitiFact CaliforniaWould Trump’s Border Wall Cost The Same As One And A Half U.S. Aircraft Carriers?April 28, 2017 | Chris NicholsWhen Pres. Donald Trump demanded funding for a border wall be included in a stop-gap budget measure this week, opponents in Congress balked. Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, said the billions needed to build the wall should be used elsewhere.
PolitiFact CaliforniaHas Treasurer John Chiang Saved California Taxpayers More Than $5 Billion?April 26, 2017 | Chris NicholsCalifornia Treasurer John Chiang is known as a fiscal watchdog. But has he saved state taxpayers more than $5 billion? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaIs Congress Really Less Popular Than Hemorrhoids And Herpes As Arnold Schwarzenegger Claims?April 14, 2017Do voters really have a higher opinion of hemorrhoids than Congress? Do they really prefer root canals, traffic jams and colonoscopies over this branch of government? That’s Arnold Schwarzenegger’s colorful claim from a February 2017 viral video. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaWill California Soon Have The Highest Gas Tax In The Nation?April 11, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican George Runner says the state’s proposed fuel tax increase "will make California gas prices the highest in the nation." PolitiFact California wades through fact and fiction on state gas prices. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact California Could Gas Tax Hike Leave California With 'Highest Fuel Prices In Nation?'April 7, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican George Runner says the state’s proposed fuel tax increase "will make California gas prices the highest in the nation." PolitiFact California wades through fact and fiction on state gas prices.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitiFact CA Looks At Job Growth Claim In Central Valley, Inland EmpireApril 5, 2017Gov. Jerry Brown recently argued California is seeing tremendous job growth, particularly within the Inland Empire. Capital Public Radio's PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols investigated the claim. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaWebsites Spread Fake News That Nancy Pelosi Was ‘Arrested' Over ‘Coup Attempt’April 2, 2017 | Chris NicholsMarch 2017 was a very newsy month in Washington D.C., chock-full of claims about wiretapping, health care reform and sanctuary cities. What about the "arrest" of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi?
