Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Fact-check: Trump calls his fraud case ‘a form of Navalny.’ That distorts the cases.

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

February 22, 2024

Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”

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Fact-check: Trump’s baseless claim that Biden directed the New York civil fraud investigation

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

February 20, 2024

President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate.

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Has Black entrepreneurship hit a record during Joe Biden’s presidency?

By Louis Jacobson

February 15, 2024

Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”

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Donald Trump exaggerates food inflation under Joe Biden; prices are not 40% to 60% higher

By Louis Jacobson

February 13, 2024

Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”

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Is inflation down to 2%, as Joe Biden said? It depends on your metric

By Louis Jacobson

February 7, 2024

“Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.”

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Donald Trump was not the first GOP presidential nominee to sweep Oklahoma’s 77 counties

By Louis Jacobson

February 6, 2024

In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56."

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Donna Brazile, Reince Priebus disagreed on record for Black unemployment. Brazile is closer to right

By Louis Jacobson

February 5, 2024

Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on auto jobs gained and lost on his watch and Trump’s

By Louis Jacobson

January 29, 2024

“Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.”

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Does Florida have the fewest state employees per capita, as Ron DeSantis says? Depends on the data

By Louis Jacobson , Samantha Putterman

January 23, 2024

“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”

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Nikki Haley said Donald Trump wanted to raise the gas tax as president. His support was flimsy.

By Louis Jacobson , Samantha Putterman

January 19, 2024

Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents."

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Ron DeSantis wrong that boosters make COVID-19 infection more likely

By Louis Jacobson

January 19, 2024

“Every booster you take, you’re more likely to get COVID as a result of it.”

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Is income growth in Florida No. 1 in the U.S., as Ron DeSantis said?

By Louis Jacobson

January 8, 2024

In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.”

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