PolitiFact California On Tear Gas At The Border And More Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. PolitiFact California reporter Chris NicholsBert Johnson / Capital Public Radio Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants? CapRadio’s PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols will discuss this topic and the conditions that led to this past weekend’s migrant protest on Insight. He’ll also discuss a recent PolitiFact California article that examined Gov. Jerry Brown’s veto of a 2016 wildfire management bill and the criticism of that move.