Fact Check Posts – Page 152

Sherrod Brown says elderly account for two-thirds of Medicaid’s costs

By Louis Jacobson

May 12, 2011

About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds…

Newt Gingrich inaccurate in budget, debt claims in video announcement

By Eric Stirgus , Louis Jacobson

May 12, 2011

"For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt."

Gingrich unemployment rate claim off target

By Eric Stirgus , Louis Jacobson

May 12, 2011

During his time as House speaker, "unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent)."

Barack Obama says the United States has doubled exports during his presidency

By Louis Jacobson

May 11, 2011

Under President Barack Obama, the United States has "doubled our exports."

John Boehner says Bush tax cuts created 8 million jobs over 10 years

By Louis Jacobson

May 11, 2011

The Bush tax cuts "created about 8 million jobs over the first 10 years that they were in existence. We've lost about 5 million of…

Doris Kearns Goodwin says no U.S. combat deaths under Eisenhower

By Louis Jacobson

May 10, 2011

During the Eisenhower Administration, "not a single soldier … died in combat."

Bloggers say Nancy Pelosi in 2006 said getting bin Laden doesn’t make us “any safer”

By Louis Jacobson

May 9, 2011

Wrote that in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said she didn’t think capturing Osama bin Laden "makes us any safer," but in 2011 called his killing "historic."

Gary Johnson says U.S. has “the highest corporate income tax in the world right now”

By Louis Jacobson

May 6, 2011

"We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now."

Gerry Connolly says U.S. owns 3 percent of world’s oil but consumes 25 percent

By Louis Jacobson

May 5, 2011

"America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."

Arianna Huffington says unemployment gains are actually from shrinking workforce, not job creation

By Louis Jacobson

May 4, 2011

Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual…

Rep. Dan Boren says most domestic oil is produced by “small independent” companies

By Louis Jacobson

May 3, 2011

"A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies."

Barack Obama says birth certificate drowned out budget proposals in media coverage

By Angie Drobnic Holan , Louis Jacobson

April 28, 2011

Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.

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Sherrod Brown says elderly account for two-thirds of Medicaid’s costs

Newt Gingrich inaccurate in budget, debt claims in video announcement

Gingrich unemployment rate claim off target

Barack Obama says the United States has doubled exports during his presidency

John Boehner says Bush tax cuts created 8 million jobs over 10 years

Doris Kearns Goodwin says no U.S. combat deaths under Eisenhower

Bloggers say Nancy Pelosi in 2006 said getting bin Laden doesn’t make us “any safer”

Gary Johnson says U.S. has “the highest corporate income tax in the world right now”

Gerry Connolly says U.S. owns 3 percent of world’s oil but consumes 25 percent

Arianna Huffington says unemployment gains are actually from shrinking workforce, not job creation

Rep. Dan Boren says most domestic oil is produced by “small independent” companies

Barack Obama says birth certificate drowned out budget proposals in media coverage