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Harris, Swalwell, Williamson: A quick look at the Californians on tonight’s debate stage By Chris Nichols • June 27, 2019 Who is Kamala Harris? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2019 An honest question: Where does truthfulness rank as Democrats select a 2020 candidate? By Chris Nichols • June 6, 2019 Fact-checking 2020 candidates at the California Democratic Convention By Chris Nichols • June 1, 2019 After doctored Pelosi video, expert warns of unchecked ‘misinformation campaigns’ By Chris Nichols • May 28, 2019 Who is Eric Swalwell? Meet the latest California Democrat running for president By Chris Nichols • May 1, 2019 Gavin Newsom has made progress on some promises, but what about a state homelessness secretary? By Chris Nichols • April 15, 2019 Kamala Harris calls her LIFT plan ‘the most significant middle-class tax cut in generations.’ Is it? By Chris Nichols • April 11, 2019 Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s claims on California’s death penalty By Chris Nichols • March 19, 2019 Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015? By Chris Nichols • March 7, 2019 Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols • February 12, 2019 Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2019 A look at Kamala Harris’ record on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter By Chris Nichols • January 23, 2019 Who is Kamala Harris? Meet the California Democrat running for president By Chris Nichols • January 22, 2019 California Sen. Kamala Harris challenges AG nominee William Barr on border wall, drug trafficking By Chris Nichols • January 15, 2019 Fact-checking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Inauguration Speech By Chris Nichols • January 7, 2019 Introducing PolitiFact California’s ‘Newsom-Meter’, tracking the campaign promises of Gavin Newsom By Chris Nichols • January 3, 2019 PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks of 2018 By Chris Nichols • December 11, 2018 Examining Jerry Brown’s veto of California wildfire legislation and the criticism of it By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2018 Who’s telling the truth in California’s 10th Congressional District? By Chris Nichols • October 24, 2018