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Democratic candidate for California governor Antonio Villaraigosa described the lack of poor and minority students at state universities as a "crisis," and PolitiFact California takes a look at some of the statistics mentioned in his interview.

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The Most Outlandish, Pants On Fire! Claims We Fact-Checked In 2017

December 27, 2017 | Chris Nichols

PolitiFact California takes a look at some of the most extreme falsehoods in 2017 to earn a Pants on Fire! rating.

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Pants On Fire For Claim Of Muslim Man’s Arrest In Northern California Wildfires

December 20, 2017 | Chris Nichols

PolitiFact California takes a look at a suspicious Facebook article claiming that a Muslim man was arrested for starting the recent Northern California wildfires.

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PolitiFact Checks Fake News Story On California Wildfires

December 20, 2017

PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols examines a recent story on California's wildfires that's gained significant traction online but is intentionally false.

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Travis Allen’s Mostly False Claim On The California Gas Tax

December 15, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen claimed the state’s gas tax increase does nothing to solve California’s notorious traffic woes.

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PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks Of 2017

December 13, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Eye-opening claims that California has the sixth largest economy on the planet, the highest poverty rate in the nation and that President Trump’s border wall will cost one and a half times as much as an aircraft carrier.

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PolitiFact Year End Roundup: Fact-Checking 2017

December 13, 2017

With President Trump’s first year in office there were plenty of claims to be fact-checked in 2017. PolitiFact reflects on its biggest lies of the year including those made by California politicians.

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