Long before any Californian will cast their ballot for the state’s next governor, candidates are hard at work campaigning for California’s highest office.

As this diverse group of politicians, educators and businessmen make their stump speeches, plenty of audacious claims will be made, cueing the need for someone to verify those statements.

PolitiFact California is launching its new series “Tracking the Truth,” which will fact-check claims in the 2018 Gubernatorial Race. PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols discusses the series and his latest fact check on candidate Antonio Villaraigosa.