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 California Republican Party stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch: President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world. Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. Gavin Newsom stated on June 18, 2019 in a tweet: Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!" Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert": "In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work." Kamala Harris stated on May 20, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: On the need for independent investigations of police shootings Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval." Bloggers stated on April 1, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: "In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four." Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall. Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt." Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida." Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast: Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported. Tom McClintock stated on January 29, 2019 in a speech: "In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans." Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." Kamala Harris stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet: "The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address: San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings." Kamala Harris stated on January 27, 2019 in a campaign launch event: "The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management." Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview: California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion" Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border: There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor." Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools." Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos. Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."
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California Republican Party stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch: President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world. Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. Gavin Newsom stated on June 18, 2019 in a tweet: Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!" Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert": "In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work." Kamala Harris stated on May 20, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: On the need for independent investigations of police shootings Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval." Bloggers stated on April 1, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: "In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four." Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall. Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt." Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida." Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast: Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported. Tom McClintock stated on January 29, 2019 in a speech: "In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans." Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." Kamala Harris stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet: "The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address: San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings." Kamala Harris stated on January 27, 2019 in a campaign launch event: "The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management." Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview: California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion" Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border: There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor." Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools." Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos. Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."
California Republican Party stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch: President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot
Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world.
Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools."
Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election.
Gavin Newsom stated on June 18, 2019 in a tweet: Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!"
Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert": "In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."
Kamala Harris stated on May 20, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: On the need for independent investigations of police shootings
Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
Bloggers stated on April 1, 2019 in news articles and blogs: Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure.
Kamala Harris stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: "In 30 states, average teacher pay is less than the living wage for a family of four."
Kamala Harris stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt."
Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."
Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast: Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.
Tom McClintock stated on January 29, 2019 in a speech: "In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans."
Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."
Kamala Harris stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet: "The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%."
Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address: San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings."
Kamala Harris stated on January 27, 2019 in a campaign launch event: "The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up."
Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview: California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion"
Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border: There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means."
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor."
Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions.
Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools."
Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos.
Gil Cisneros stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website: Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."
