Ad Wrongly Implies Marshall Tuck Is ‘Backed’ By Betsy DeVosNovember 5, 2018 | Chris NicholsAn attack ad in the race to be California’s next schools chief strongly suggests candidate Marshall Tuck is "backed" by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a polarizing Trump administration appointee. Is it true?
PolitiFact California: Fact-Checking Immigration Claim In California Insurance Commissioner RaceOctober 30, 2018 | Chris Nichols | Sami SotoDemocratic State Sen. Ricardo Lara claimed in a full page newspaper ad that his opponent for state Insurance Commissioner, Steve Poizner, "pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance." We rated that claim half true. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact California: Who’s Telling The Truth In California’s 10th Congressional District?October 26, 2018TV attack ads have painted Democrat Josh Harder as a Bay Area elitist as he runs for Congress in his hometown Central Valley district against incumbent Republican Jeff Denham. Harder's TV ads have attacked Denham over his healthcare vote. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fact-Checking Claims About California’s Rent Control Measure Prop 10 October 11, 2018 | Chris NicholsThere’s a flood of ads about California’s rent control measure Prop 10 on TV, radio and social media. But which claims are true? PolitiFact California fact-checked some of the most common ones. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fact-Checking Gavin Newsom’s Record ‘Solving’ Homelessness In San FranciscoOctober 8, 2018 | Chris NicholsAt Monday’s gubernatorial debate, Republican candidate John Cox attacked Democrat Gavin Newsom over San Francisco’s struggle with this human crisis. PolitiFact California explored the claim that Newsom really failed to "solve the problem at all." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentFact-Checking The California Governor's Debate With John Cox And Gavin NewsomOctober 8, 2018Republican John Cox and Democrat Gavin Newsom met for their only debate in the California governor’s race, with the two candidates agreeing that they hold very different positions on a number of topics, including regulation and immigration.
Will California’s Rent Control Measure Prop 10 Really Have ‘No Effect On Homeowners’?October 5, 2018 | Chris NicholsA claim by the Yes on 10 campaign in a recent TV ad has fueled questions over how homeowners will fare should the measure pass in November.
Ted Cruz’s Misleading Claim: California ‘Is Hemorrhaging Population’September 28, 2018 | Chris NicholsTexas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz added fuel to the long-running fight when he claimed California "is hemorrhaging population" in a recent Senate debate with his Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
TRUE: Nearly Half Of California’s Children Are ‘At Or Near Poverty’ When Considering Cost-Of-LivingSeptember 19, 2018 | Chris NicholsGavin Newsom claimed nearly half of California's children are "at or near poverty." PolitiFact set out on a fact check. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact California: Apple Offbeat In Claim About ‘First’ EKG Consumer ProductSeptember 14, 2018 | Chris NicholsDuring the unveiling of the latest Apple watch in San Francisco this week, the company’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams made a claim that’s been described as "alternative facts" by another Silicon Valley CEO and called into question by recent Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
