Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Viral meme says United States has ‘invaded’ 22 countries in the past 20 years

By Louis Jacobson

March 31, 2014

"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."

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Did Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran spurn Katrina bridge-repair project to back ‘Bridge to Nowhere’?

By Louis Jacobson

March 27, 2014

Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money…

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Facebook meme blames Great Society for large rise in African-American fatherlessness

By Louis Jacobson

March 25, 2014

The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to…

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Mayor Barbara Sharief says Broward County has lowest unemployment rate in Florida

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

March 21, 2014

Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida."

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Ad attacking Texas Rep. Ralph Hall for age gets a historical fact wrong

By Louis Jacobson

March 20, 2014

Says Ralph Hall is "the oldest member in Congress ever."

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Karl Rove says George W. Bush had a more muscular stance against Putin in 2008 Georgia crisis than Barack Obama has had over Crimea

By Louis Jacobson

March 19, 2014

After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black…

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Karl Rove says Crimea annexation removes Viktor Yanukovych’s 2010 margin of victory

By Louis Jacobson

March 19, 2014

Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister…

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Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia says he supported George Bush more than Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson

March 18, 2014

Says he has supported "George Bush more than I have Barack Obama."

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Chain email says child upbraided Barack Obama in ‘clapping’ demonstration about gun violence

By Louis Jacobson

March 17, 2014

Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence,"…

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Democrats say Alex Sink ‘got outspent in a Republican district’

By Louis Jacobson

March 14, 2014

In the recent House special election in Florida, Democrats "got outspent in a Republican district."

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Rob Portman says average U.S. family is earning $4,000 less than five years ago

By Louis Jacobson

March 12, 2014

"The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."

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In ‘Between Two Ferns’ interview, Barack Obama says ‘most young Americans’ are not covered by health insurance

By Louis Jacobson

March 11, 2014

"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.

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