Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Mitt Romney says he reduced Massachusetts unemployment to 4.7 percent

By Louis Jacobson
June 11, 2012
As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
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Barack Obama ad says manufacturing jobs fared worse in Massachusetts under Romney

By Louis Jacobson
June 8, 2012
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
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Satire of Obama ‘birthers,’ Neil Abercrombie fools some emailers

By Louis Jacobson
June 7, 2012
Says Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie made a late-night visit to Kinko’s to forge President Barack Obama’s birth certificate two days before Obama unveiled it to…
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Gary Johnson tells Jon Stewart he has 8 percent support nationally

By Louis Jacobson
June 6, 2012
"Right now, I’m polling at about 8 percent" against Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Mitt Romney campaign says job growth in Massachusetts accelerated as gubernatorial term went on

By Louis Jacobson
June 5, 2012
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle…
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David Axelrod repeats claim that Massachusetts under Mitt Romney ranked 47th in job growth

By Louis Jacobson
June 5, 2012
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
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Michelle Obama understates percentage of high schools with physical education

By Louis Jacobson
May 30, 2012
"Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes."
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Viral Facebook post says Barack Obama has lowest spending record of any recent president

By Louis Jacobson
May 23, 2012
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen…
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Mitt Romney said he “actually cut” spending as Massachusetts governor

By Louis Jacobson
May 21, 2012
When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."
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Did Mitt Romney flip-flop on the economic stimulus?

By Louis Jacobson
May 18, 2012
On President Barack Obama’s stimulus
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