Latest Fact-checks in California Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending. Travis Allen stated on January 2, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies. Donald Trump stated on December 28, 2017 in a New York Times interview: Said Dianne Feinstein said "there is no collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia. USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire Travis Allen stated on June 15, 2017 in a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article: "This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." John Cox stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview: Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation. Delaine Eastin stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons." John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation." Delaine Eastin stated on October 11, 2017 in an op-ed: "Ninety percent of people born in the 1940s ended up doing better financially than their parents. But those born in the 1980s, the much-maligned Millennials, have only a 50-50 chance of doing better (financially) than their parents, despite being the best-educated generation in our history." Breitbart stated on October 17, 2017 in a news article: An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2017 in a speech at the University of California at Davis: "There have been more than 270 mass shootings in the United States in the last year alone. That’s where four or more are killed." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again." Nancy Pelosi stated on September 18, 2017 in a speech at Sacramento State University: "Seventy-six percent of the American people support us passing the DREAM Act … with citizenship and legalization as part of it all. … More than 60 percent of Republicans support that." Dana Rohrabacher stated on September 14, 2017 in a news article: Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville John Chiang stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent." Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. John Moorlach stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed: "Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor." Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: "It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." Gavin Newsom stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California. Kevin McCarthy stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox Business: "More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)." Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: "I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market." Devin Nunes stated on June 19, 2017 in a radio interview: President Trump has signed more bills into law "than any president previously before at this stage in the game." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.
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Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending. Travis Allen stated on January 2, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies. Donald Trump stated on December 28, 2017 in a New York Times interview: Said Dianne Feinstein said "there is no collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia. USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire Travis Allen stated on June 15, 2017 in a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article: "This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." John Cox stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview: Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation. Delaine Eastin stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons." John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation." Delaine Eastin stated on October 11, 2017 in an op-ed: "Ninety percent of people born in the 1940s ended up doing better financially than their parents. But those born in the 1980s, the much-maligned Millennials, have only a 50-50 chance of doing better (financially) than their parents, despite being the best-educated generation in our history." Breitbart stated on October 17, 2017 in a news article: An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2017 in a speech at the University of California at Davis: "There have been more than 270 mass shootings in the United States in the last year alone. That’s where four or more are killed." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again." Nancy Pelosi stated on September 18, 2017 in a speech at Sacramento State University: "Seventy-six percent of the American people support us passing the DREAM Act … with citizenship and legalization as part of it all. … More than 60 percent of Republicans support that." Dana Rohrabacher stated on September 14, 2017 in a news article: Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville John Chiang stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent." Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. John Moorlach stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed: "Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor." Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: "It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." Gavin Newsom stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California. Kevin McCarthy stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox Business: "More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)." Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: "I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market." Devin Nunes stated on June 19, 2017 in a radio interview: President Trump has signed more bills into law "than any president previously before at this stage in the game." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.
Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
Travis Allen stated on January 2, 2018 in interview on Fox News: "Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.
Donald Trump stated on December 28, 2017 in a New York Times interview: Said Dianne Feinstein said "there is no collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia.
USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline: BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire
Travis Allen stated on June 15, 2017 in a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article: "This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas."
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans."
John Cox stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview: Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.
Delaine Eastin stated on October 16, 2017 in an interview on Capital Public Radio: Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons."
John Cox stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.: "It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation."
Delaine Eastin stated on October 11, 2017 in an op-ed: "Ninety percent of people born in the 1940s ended up doing better financially than their parents. But those born in the 1980s, the much-maligned Millennials, have only a 50-50 chance of doing better (financially) than their parents, despite being the best-educated generation in our history."
Breitbart stated on October 17, 2017 in a news article: An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2017 in a speech at the University of California at Davis: "There have been more than 270 mass shootings in the United States in the last year alone. That’s where four or more are killed."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again."
Nancy Pelosi stated on September 18, 2017 in a speech at Sacramento State University: "Seventy-six percent of the American people support us passing the DREAM Act … with citizenship and legalization as part of it all. … More than 60 percent of Republicans support that."
Dana Rohrabacher stated on September 14, 2017 in a news article: Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville
John Chiang stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent."
Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators.
John Moorlach stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed: "Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."
Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: "It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
Gavin Newsom stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: The Inland Empire is "the second fastest growing region" for jobs in California.
Kevin McCarthy stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox Business: "More people, almost twice as many, pay the penalty or take the waiver than signed up for (Obamacare)."
Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."
Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: "I have seen crime increase in every major metropolitan area (in California) … Crime is on the rise in every major market."
Devin Nunes stated on June 19, 2017 in a radio interview: President Trump has signed more bills into law "than any president previously before at this stage in the game."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.
