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California relies on the same water infrastructure built in the early 1960s. That’s a claim Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has repeated in recent months. PolitiFact California examines the statement.

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A Mickey Mouse Claim: California’s Capitol 'Second Only To Disneyland' Among Visitors

May 27, 2016

PolitiFact California looks at an old wives’ tale in Sacramento that the state Capitol building ranks "second only to Disneyland" in annual visitors across the Golden State.

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Pat Buchanan’s Mostly False Claim About The Language Californians Speak At Home

May 17, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, who is backing Donald Trump’s campaign, recently claimed on NPR that a foreign language is spoken in half the homes in California. PolitiFact California checks this claim.

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Loretta Sanchez Dodges Question About Gun Liability Vote, Cites Brady Campaign Support

May 11, 2016

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., was asked to explain her 2005 vote to offer gun manufacturers liability protections during a debate in the U.S.Senate race.

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Duf Sundheim Wrongly Says California's Violent Crime Rate Is Up 34 Percent

May 11, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Republican Duf Sundheim started on the attack at Tuesday's debate in San Diego among five candidates vying to be California’s next U.S. senator. But the GOP hopeful missed hard on a fact about the state’s violent crime rate.

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Jerry Brown’s Half True Claim About California Doubling Florida’s Job Gains

May 6, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Stoking a cross-country feud between the Sunshine and Golden states, Florida Gov. Rick Scott traveled to California for the second time in as many years to urge businesses to move to his state.

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Yep, Donald Trump gave $12K to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom And Kamala Harris

May 3, 2016

Ted Cruz said Donald Trump gave $12,000 to three top California Democrats, including Gov. Jerry Brown. PolitiFact California rated this Mostly True, noting some donations took place a decade ago.

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Donald Trump’s Claim About Receiving The Most Votes Ever In Republican Primaries Is False … For Now

May 2, 2016

Donald Trump said he’s already earned the most Republican primary votes in history. Experts say he's on pace to break the record, but is still shy by about 800,000 votes.

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