Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Bill Clinton says wind, solar are already cheaper than nuclear energy

By Louis Jacobson
November 11, 2011
Solar and wind energy are "both cheaper than nuclear right now."
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Nancy Pelosi tells Jon Stewart congressional approval rating was 40 percent in April 2009

By Louis Jacobson
November 11, 2011
In April 2009 "the Democrats were in control, and the congressional (approval) rating was 40 percent."
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Michele Bachmann says U.S. will soon send enough interest to China to pay for their military

By Louis Jacobson
November 10, 2011
"By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
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Rick Santorum says unemployment for college grads is 4 to 5 percent but for non-college-educated it’s well into double digits

By Louis Jacobson
November 10, 2011
"The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college…
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Gingrich says more Americans in poverty than at any time since the statistic was first calculated

By Louis Jacobson
November 10, 2011
Under President Barack Obama, "more Americans are in poverty ... than at any time since the Census Bureau began keeping records on it over 50…
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Republicans, bloggers needle Obama for creating new tax on Christmas trees – true?

By Janie Har , Louis Jacobson
November 10, 2011
Obama creates new tax on Christmas trees, fees get passed on to consumers.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Mitt Romney supports personhood amendments, wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade

By Louis Jacobson
November 8, 2011
Says Mitt Romney "is committed to overturning Roe vs. Wade, and he supports such amendments that define a life as beginning at the moment of…
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Rick Perry says taxpayers spend half a trillion dollars a year on tax preparation

By Louis Jacobson
November 7, 2011
"We spend half a trillion dollars a year in tax preparation."
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Jon Huntsman accuses Mitt Romney of flip-flopping on gun control

By Louis Jacobson
November 2, 2011
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on gun control.
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Jon Huntsman accuses Mitt Romney of flip-flopping on abortion

By Louis Jacobson
November 2, 2011
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
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Barack Obama says 60 percent of his promises are ‘done’

By Louis Jacobson
November 1, 2011
"I made a bunch of these promises during the campaign. ... We've got about 60 percent done in three years."
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