Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Joe Biden offers misleading description of his role in four-nation “Quad” group

By Louis Jacobson

May 26, 2023

Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the…

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Is Tim Scott right that a record-low share of working-age men are working today?

By Louis Jacobson

May 24, 2023

“The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”

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Did Donald Trump rack up more debt than any other president?

By Louis Jacobson

May 22, 2023

“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”

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Claim about congressional ‘pay raise’ omits key information

By Louis Jacobson

May 11, 2023

House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by…

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Is 95% of gun violence occurring in ‘inner cities’? No

By Louis Jacobson

May 10, 2023

“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of…

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Vivek Ramaswamy largely right on Ron DeSantis, Disney carve-out

By Louis Jacobson , Matthew Crowley

May 4, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,”…

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Was Biden older on his first day as president than Reagan was on his last day? Yes

By Louis Jacobson

May 1, 2023

“Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.”

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Mike Pence said ‘liberals’ emptied mental health hospitals in 1960s. They didn’t act alone.

By Louis Jacobson

April 20, 2023

"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."

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Poll data backs Kamala Harris’ claim that 1 in 5 Americans have lost a family member to gun violence

By Louis Jacobson

April 18, 2023

“One in 5 Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.”

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on whether rugby is safer than football

By Louis Jacobson

April 14, 2023

“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.

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Why it’s wrong to call the Tennessee state representatives insurrectionists

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

April 13, 2023

Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

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Do loose gun laws lead to more gun deaths? Fact-checking Sen. Chris Murphy’s claim

By Louis Jacobson

April 11, 2023

“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates…

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