Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

John Boehner says Obama has presided over private job losses, increase in federal jobs

By Louis Jacobson , Sabrina Eaton

July 15, 2010

"Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."

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Joe Biden lauds Obama’s job creation record

By Louis Jacobson

July 15, 2010

"We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first…

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Jim McDermott says to 3 percent got majority of benefit from Bush tax cuts

By Louis Jacobson

July 14, 2010

"Most" of the Bush tax cuts went to people "in the top 3 percent of this country."

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Gillespie touts Bush record on taxes, job creation

By Louis Jacobson

July 14, 2010

Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007."

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Democratic Rep. Gutierrez says 40 percent of illegal immigrants overstay visas

By Louis Jacobson

July 12, 2010

"Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa."

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Trent Franks says top 1 percent pays over half of the entire revenue for U.S.

By Louis Jacobson

July 9, 2010

"The top 1 percent pay over half of the entire revenue for this country."

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Palin says U.S. ranks 25th in defense spending ranking

By Louis Jacobson

July 9, 2010

The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP."

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Palin says U.S. spends three times more on entitlements and debt service than on defense

By Louis Jacobson

July 9, 2010

"We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense."

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Olbermann says oil and gas subsidies account for 88 percent of all federal subsidies

By Louis Jacobson

July 9, 2010

"Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the…

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Obama deported more people in his first year than Bush did in his last, Spanish-language news anchor says

By Louis Jacobson

July 6, 2010

"President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office."

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Hayworth claims McCain was a lobbyist too — for the U.S. Navy

By Louis Jacobson

July 5, 2010

John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."

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Obama flip-flops on use of presidential commissions

By Louis Jacobson

July 1, 2010

On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.

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