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30 September
7:43 pm

California has had sixteen years of Democratic governance on homelessness

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Steve Hilton, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)

7:43 pm
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Why we checked itThe specific figure of sixteen years is a verifiable claim about the duration of Democratic leadership in California and its relevance to homelessness policy
What we foundCalifornia has had a Democratic governor continuously since January 2011, fifteen years and nine months at the time of the debate; 'sixteen years' is ordinary rounding.
CorrectedCorrection: originally rated plausible. Changed to supported after post-debate review on 2026-10-01. Same assertion as claim 140279 (same speaker, same event, rated supported). A figure three months short of sixteen years is not an exaggeration.
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