Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Nancy Pelosi says U.S. House ‘has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history’

By Louis Jacobson

July 31, 2014

"The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history."

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Are 97 of the nation’s 100 poorest counties in red states?

By Louis Jacobson

July 29, 2014

"97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states."

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Joe Biden says Obama policies have cut minority dropout rate by 25 percent

By Louis Jacobson

July 29, 2014

The Obama administration's policies "have reduced minority dropout rate by 25 percent."

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Rob Astorino, GOP challenger to Andrew Cuomo, says New York had worst recovery from recession

By Louis Jacobson

July 28, 2014

The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery."

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Club for Growth says N.H. gas tax enacted when prices were ‘skyrocketing’

By Louis Jacobson

July 23, 2014

When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing."

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Democratic group says Pennsylvania is 49th in job creation under Gov. Tom Corbett

By Louis Jacobson

July 22, 2014

Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."

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Hillary Clinton says economic stats were 100 times better under Bill Clinton than Ronald Reagan

By Louis Jacobson

July 21, 2014

The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald…

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Social media meme says Alan Greenspan said insecure workers ‘serve the masters gladly’

By Louis Jacobson

July 21, 2014

Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the…

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Rep. Phil Gingrey says migrants may be bringing Ebola virus through the U.S.-Mexico border

By Louis Jacobson

July 18, 2014

Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."

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Are George W. Bush, Dick Cheney unable to visit Europe due to threat of arrest?

By Louis Jacobson

July 17, 2014

Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants."

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Rush Limbaugh revisits GOP support for Eric Holder’s 2009 nomination

By Louis Jacobson

July 16, 2014

Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination."

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Luis Gutierrez says U.S. spends more on immigration enforcement than other agencies combined

By Louis Jacobson

July 15, 2014

"We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and…

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