Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Bill Maher says that some natural gas pipes are made of wood

By Louis Jacobson

September 17, 2010

"Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking."

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Sharron Angle calls Harry Reid “the best friend an illegal alien ever had”

By Louis Jacobson

September 17, 2010

Harry Reid has voted "to give special tax breaks to illegal aliens."

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Sharron Angle says Harry Reid wants to give illegals Social Security benefits

By Louis Jacobson

September 17, 2010

Harry Reid has voted "to give illegals Social Security benefits even for the time they were here illegally."

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George Will says tax cuts for wealthy cost less over 10 years than stimulus did in one year

By Louis Jacobson

September 14, 2010

"Over 10 years, (extending tax cuts for the wealthy) would add less to the deficit than Obama added with the stimulus in one year."

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Is Robert Gibbs right to call John Boehner’s stance on tax extensions a “change in position”?

By Louis Jacobson

September 13, 2010

Says John Boehner changed his position on extending Bush tax cuts.

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Ann Coulter says there have been more terrorist attacks in U.S. under Obama

By Louis Jacobson

September 10, 2010

"There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under…

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National Taxpayers Union ad blasts tax proposal as “handout” for BP

By Louis Jacobson

September 10, 2010

Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.

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Lee Fisher hammers Rob Portman on record in Bush administration

By Louis Jacobson

September 9, 2010

"On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled…

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Do presidents always get “shellacked” in midterm elections?

By Louis Jacobson

September 7, 2010

"The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and…

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How similar were the recessions under Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama?

By Louis Jacobson

September 7, 2010

Likens Obama's predicament to 1982, saying, "when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term.…

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Harry Reid says Sharron Angle wants to eliminate the Education Department

By Louis Jacobson

September 1, 2010

Sharron Angle "would eliminate the Department of Education."

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Joe Sestak hits Pat Toomey for supporting zero corporate taxes

By Louis Jacobson

September 1, 2010

"Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes."

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