PolitiFact Checks The State Of The Union
January 31, 2018 | Chris Remington
PolitiFact's Angie Holan and Chris Nichols check statements from President Donald Trump's State of the Union.
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Has The Rate Of California’s Prison Spending Nearly Tripled Since 1970?
January 25, 2018
In his final State of the State speech, Gov. Jerry Brown suggested California has gone too far on prison spending since 1970. But has it really increased by as much as Brown claimed?
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No, California Didn’t Pass A Law Allowing Undocumented Immigrants To Register To Vote
January 24, 2018 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact California takes a look at a claim made by some conservative websites that the California New Motor Voter Program will register undocumented immigrant to vote.
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Provocative Trump Campaign Ad Gives Wrong Impression On Immigrant Crime
January 23, 2018 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact California is shedding light on the facts behind the Sacramento area accused killer and on how crime rates for immigrants and the native born compare.
Mostly True: California Ranks 41st On Per Student Spending But No. 1 Per Prisoner
January 17, 2018 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact California takes a look at a recent claim made by Democratic candidate for governor Delaine Eastin where she said California doesn’t spend enough on students at its K-12 schools but spends more than any state in the nation on its inmates.
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PolitiFact California: Fact Vs. Fiction Of Legal Marijuana
January 17, 2018
Chris Nichols answers your questions about traveling with weed and explores a claim made by California Gubernatorial candidate Travis Allen
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No, Californians Do Not Overwhelmingly Oppose Sanctuary Policies
January 9, 2018 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact California takes a look at a recent claim made by GOP Assemblyman and candidate for governor Travis Allen where he states that "seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.
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Pot 101: Facts You Should Know About California’s Legal Marijuana
January 5, 2018 | Chris Nichols
Although recreational marijuana sales became legal in California at the start of the new year, it still remains illegal on the federal level.
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PolitiFact California: Latino Student Graduation Rates, Trump's Claim On Feinstein
January 3, 2018 | Chris Remington
Are only 12 percent of Latino students graduating college in California? PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols fact checks this claim by gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa.
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Trump’s False Claim Dianne Feinstein Said ‘There Is No Collusion’
January 2, 2018 | Chris Nichols
PolitiFact California takes a look at some claims regarding Sen. Dianne Feinstein made by President Trump in a recent New York Times interview.