Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

In new book, Hillary Clinton touts quality-of-life advances in Afghanistan

By Louis Jacobson

June 10, 2014

"By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school…

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Did Barack Obama sign a bill to forgive all outstanding student debt? No

By Louis Jacobson

June 9, 2014

"Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."

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Is Burger King quitting its military-base outlets because of Barack Obama’s policies?

By Louis Jacobson

June 5, 2014

Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military…

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John McCain says five Taliban detainees freed in Bowe Bergdahl exchange ‘are the hardest of the hard-core’

By Louis Jacobson

June 2, 2014

The five Taliban detainees being released from Guantanamo in exchange for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "are the hardest of the hard-core. These are the…

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Rep. Steve King says Maxine Waters wins election with fewer votes because of lower turnout

By Louis Jacobson

May 30, 2014

Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because…

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Claim that solar panels drain the sun’s energy is satire, not science

By Louis Jacobson

May 29, 2014

"Solar panels drain the sun’s energy."

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Social media meme says 75 have joined food stamp rolls for every job created under Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson

May 28, 2014

"For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps."

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Marco Rubio says surface temperatures on Earth ‘have stabilized’

By Louis Jacobson

May 27, 2014

Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."

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Rumors of third Barack Obama term are satire passed off as truth

By Louis Jacobson

May 23, 2014

"Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run"

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Katrina vanden Heuvel says Congress has ‘slashed funding for veterans’ benefits’ in recent years

By Louis Jacobson

May 21, 2014

"Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years."

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Hillary Clinton says United States is falling behind Canada on key measurements

By Louis Jacobson

May 20, 2014

"Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average,…

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In Idaho debate that went viral, challenger misfires on Obamacare marketplace claim

By Louis Jacobson

May 19, 2014

"Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care…

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