Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Mike Huckabee says single moms ‘very poor, under-educated, can’t get a job’

March 10, 2011
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their…
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John McCain errs in saying iPads, iPhones are made in the USA

March 9, 2011
Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America."
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Michele Bachmann charges health care bill spent $105 billion ‘secretly’

March 8, 2011
"Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation."
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Rep. Anthony Weiner says Elena Kagan has recused herself on Supreme Court even when she didn’t have to

March 7, 2011
Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict…
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Matt Miller blasts deficit, debt implications of Paul Ryan’s budget proposal

March 3, 2011
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt…
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Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords treats satire as truth

March 1, 2011
Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like…
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Bill O’Reilly says unemployment is lower in ‘right-to-work’ states

February 28, 2011
"The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
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Barack Obama says if there’s a government shutdown, Social Security checks won’t get sent

February 24, 2011
If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
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Labor union supporters say Wisconsin test scores vastly outpace those in five states without collective bargaining for teachers

February 23, 2011
The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.
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Barack Obama says his budget will bring deficit to lowest level since Eisenhower

February 22, 2011
The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
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Rand Paul says zeroing out non-military discretionary spending can’t balance the budget alone

February 17, 2011
The federal government "can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget."
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Newt Gingrich accuses Obama administration of cutting democracy funds for Egypt

February 16, 2011
The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department."
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