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California Fact Checks

1. Fact check/Was Sen. Josh Newman the deciding vote on California's gas tax increase - Jul 14, 2017
2. Fact check/Jimmy Gomez on paid family leave in California - May 05, 2017
3. Fact check/California's state budget and transportation infrastructure spending - Apr 24, 2017
4. Fact check/Will CalPERS' new investment assumption lead to higher pension costs for school districts - Feb 16, 2017
5. Fact check/Do ridesharing services reduce drunk driving and related fatalities - Feb 15, 2017
6. Fact check/Was California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom right about mass shootings since Proposition 63's announcement - Nov 04, 2016
7. Fact check/Does Proposition 60 allow Californians to sue adult film performers, crew members, and television companies - Oct 27, 2016
8. Fact check/Is there a federal court order that would prohibit sex offenders in California from being paroled under Proposition 57 - Oct 07, 2016
9. Fact check/Does California face a historic housing crisis - Oct 04, 2016
10. Fact check/Would inmates convicted of violent crimes in California be eligible for early parole under Proposition 57 - Oct 02, 2016
11. Fact check/Does an increase in the number of propositions on the ballot in California lead to more of those propositions being rejected by voters - Aug 12, 2016
12. Fact check/Do California lawmakers always support Uber and Lyft - Jul 22, 2016
13. Fact check/Is homelessness in California at a historic high - Jul 15, 2016
14. Fact check/Did the media call the Democratic primary too early - Jun 08, 2016
15. Fact check/Would funding for the military, border security, and veterans’ services have ceased without the 2016 omnibus bill - Jun 07, 2016
16. Fact check/Did California election officials give independent voters inconsistent and incorrect information about voting by mail - Jun 03, 2016
17. Fact check/Does research back a claim by Rep. Loretta Sanchez that "anywhere between 5 and 20 percent" of Muslims support a caliphate - May 27, 2016
18. Fact check/Did California Assemblyman Devon Mathis vote for a "$100 million health care tax" - May 26, 2016
19. Fact check/Did Stockton, California, have “its lowest crime rate in the past 15 years” in 2014 - May 21, 2016
20. Fact check/Did GOP Rep. Steve Knight vote to allow federal contractors “to discriminate against the LGBT community” - May 16, 2016
21. Fact check/Does violating House ethics rules constitute breaking the law - Apr 08, 2016
22. Fact check/Is Congressional candidate Bryan Caforio a recent resident of California's 25th Congressional District - Mar 03, 2016
23. Fact check/Do congressional incumbents rarely face challengers and almost always win despite low approval ratings - Jan 20, 2016
24. Fact check/What state has the most veterans - Dec 30, 2015
25. Fact check/How much does it cost to get an initiative on the ballot in California - Oct 14, 2015

Local California Fact Checks

1. Fact check/Will CalPERS' new investment assumption lead to higher pension costs for school districts - Feb 16, 2017
2. Fact check/Do ridesharing services reduce drunk driving and related fatalities - Feb 15, 2017
3. Fact check/Did Stockton, California, have “its lowest crime rate in the past 15 years” in 2014 - May 21, 2016

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