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Despite 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.

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No, Efforts To Recall California Gov. Newsom Are Not ‘A Coup’

January 13, 2021 | Chris Nichols

For 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.

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After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ California Lawmaker Backtracks

January 12, 2021 | Chris Nichols

A 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.

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High-Ranking California Republican Lawmaker Pushes Misinformation About Storming of U.S. Capitol

January 6, 2021 | Chris Nichols

Numerous videos, photographs and eye-witness accounts show supporters of President Trump, and not antifa activists, breaking into the U.S. Capitol.

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Yes, L.A. Hospitals Were Packed With COVID-19 Patients, Contrary To Viral Video’s Claims

January 6, 2021 | Chris Nichols

A 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.

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