Fact Check Posts – Page 120

Does the Catholic church provide half of social services in the U.S.?

By Louis Jacobson

March 19, 2013

"In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church."

Michele Bachmann says 70 percent of food stamp funding goes to ‘bureaucrats’

By Louis Jacobson

March 19, 2013

Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be…

Rand Paul mocks federally funded study on menus for astronauts

By Louis Jacobson

March 15, 2013

Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars."

Marco Rubio says 3 million jobs unfilled due to lack of skills

By Louis Jacobson

March 14, 2013

"There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs."

Rep. Virginia Foxx warns of mismatch between skills, available jobs

By Louis Jacobson

March 14, 2013

"There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill them."

Sen. Rand Paul says Obama ‘is advocating a drone strike program in America’

By Becky Bowers , Louis Jacobson

March 7, 2013

"The president is advocating a drone strike program in America."

Rand Paul challenges Obama spokesman’s comment on son of terrorist killed by drone strike

By Louis Jacobson

March 7, 2013

"When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."

Rick Scott blames ‘legacy of taxing and borrowing’ for poor economy he inherited

By Louis Jacobson

March 5, 2013

A "legacy of taxing and borrowing … crippled the economy we inherited two years ago."

Was Chief Justice John Roberts right about voting rates in Massachusetts, Mississippi?

By Louis Jacobson

March 5, 2013

"Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best,…

Rep. Ami Bera says due to sequester, ‘people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn’

By Louis Jacobson

March 1, 2013

Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn."

Jimmy Carter says when he ran against Gerald Ford, he didn’t raise any money

By Louis Jacobson

February 26, 2013

"When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None."

Barack Obama says sequester could force prosecutors to ‘let criminals go’

By Louis Jacobson

February 22, 2013

If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go."

Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Does the Catholic church provide half of social services in the U.S.?

Michele Bachmann says 70 percent of food stamp funding goes to ‘bureaucrats’

Rand Paul mocks federally funded study on menus for astronauts

Marco Rubio says 3 million jobs unfilled due to lack of skills

Rep. Virginia Foxx warns of mismatch between skills, available jobs

Sen. Rand Paul says Obama ‘is advocating a drone strike program in America’

Rand Paul challenges Obama spokesman’s comment on son of terrorist killed by drone strike

Rick Scott blames ‘legacy of taxing and borrowing’ for poor economy he inherited

Was Chief Justice John Roberts right about voting rates in Massachusetts, Mississippi?

Rep. Ami Bera says due to sequester, ‘people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn’

Jimmy Carter says when he ran against Gerald Ford, he didn’t raise any money

Barack Obama says sequester could force prosecutors to ‘let criminals go’