Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Moms Demand Action says ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ has been banned, but assault weapons haven’t

By Louis Jacobson

August 27, 2013

The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons.

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Michael Bloomberg says New York is safest big city in United States

By Louis Jacobson

August 26, 2013

"New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."

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Group backing Barack Obama says Marco Rubio is a “climate change denier”

By Louis Jacobson

August 16, 2013

Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."

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Rand Paul says young people are a major part of the uninsured population

By Louis Jacobson

August 16, 2013

Many uninsured Americans are "young."

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Rand Paul, on ‘Daily Show,’ says cost is biggest barrier for the uninsured

By Louis Jacobson

August 15, 2013

"Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense."

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Rand Paul says half of uninsured Americans make at least $50,000 a year

By Louis Jacobson

August 15, 2013

Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year."

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Al Sharpton defends Obama family vacation, saying George W. Bush spent more time away

By Louis Jacobson

August 12, 2013

Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the…

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United Nations document shared on social media says civilian gun confiscation is in the works for United States

By Louis Jacobson

August 12, 2013

A United Nations working group has "adopted a proposed agenda" to enable member nations to "disarm civilians within their borders."

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Paul Ryan says government shutdown wouldn’t sideline Obamacare

By Louis Jacobson

August 8, 2013

"Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown."

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Susan Collins says this year, ‘overwhelming majority’ of new jobs are part time

By Louis Jacobson

August 7, 2013

"This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."

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Alan Krueger, top economist to Obama, says most new jobs since health care law passed are full time

By Louis Jacobson

August 7, 2013

"Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions."

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Eric Cantor says the federal deficit is ‘growing’

By Louis Jacobson

August 5, 2013

The federal deficit is "growing."

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