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Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz added fuel to the long-running fight when he claimed California "is hemorrhaging population" in a recent Senate debate with his Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O’Rourke.

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TRUE: Nearly Half Of California’s Children Are ‘At Or Near Poverty’ When Considering Cost-Of-Living

September 19, 2018 | Chris Nichols

Gavin Newsom claimed nearly half of California's children are "at or near poverty." PolitiFact set out on a fact check.

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PolitiFact California: Apple Offbeat In Claim About ‘First’ EKG Consumer Product

September 14, 2018 | Chris Nichols

During the unveiling of the latest Apple watch in San Francisco this week, the company’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams made a claim that’s been described as "alternative facts" by another Silicon Valley CEO and called into question by recent

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PolitiFact California: Gavin Newsom’s Misleading Claim On John Cox ‘Parroting’ Trump On Family Separations

September 12, 2018

PolitiFact California examines Gavin Newsom's mostly false claim that John Cox "parroted" President Trump on his administration's controversial family separation policy.

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John Cox’s Exaggerated Claim: ‘Half The People’ Want To Leave California

September 6, 2018 | Chris Nichols

Does half the state’s population really want to move out? That’s what Republican candidate for governor John Cox claimed in an interview on the Fox Business Network.

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PolitiFact California: Does ICE Have Unlimited Authority To Make Courthouse Arrests?

September 4, 2018 | Chris Nichols

How much legal authority does ICE have to make arrests at local courthouses? PolitiFact California explored that topic with experts on immigration law following the recent ICE arrest of an undocumented man inside a local Sacramento courtroom.

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