Fact Check Posts – Page 19

Joe Biden’s boast about Social Security inflation adjustment is Pants on Fire

By Louis Jacobson

November 2, 2022

"On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."

Rick Scott repeats false claim that Democrats cut $280 billion from Medicare

By Louis Jacobson

October 31, 2022

“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”

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Ted Cruz’s misleading claim that only Democratic cities take days to count votes

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

October 28, 2022

Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”

Gas prices hit $5 a gallon more than a year after Joe Biden took office, not when he was inaugurated

By Louis Jacobson

October 28, 2022

The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”

Joe Biden’s false claims about student loan forgiveness

By Louis Jacobson

October 25, 2022

Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”

Debunking a fake claim about cuts to Social Security if Republicans win the House

By Louis Jacobson

October 21, 2022

A House Republican plan says that if the GOP wins the majority, “Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible…

Is the Black-white disparity in maternal mortality as big as Raphael Warnock said?

By Louis Jacobson

October 17, 2022

“Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”

Un-spinning a White House chart on Biden’s job gains

By Louis Jacobson

October 13, 2022

The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W.…

Fact-checking J.D. Vance on Tim Ryan’s record on fracking

By Louis Jacobson

October 11, 2022

“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”

The misleading claim that Raphael Warnock ‘called police thugs, then cut their funding’

By Louis Jacobson

September 30, 2022

Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."

Democratic bill didn’t ‘slash’ Medicare spending. It would get the same drugs, cheaper

By Louis Jacobson

September 29, 2022

Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”

Joe Biden leaves out context in ‘60 Minutes’ comment on debt reduction

By Louis Jacobson

September 20, 2022

“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."

Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Joe Biden’s boast about Social Security inflation adjustment is Pants on Fire

Rick Scott repeats false claim that Democrats cut $280 billion from Medicare

Ted Cruz’s misleading claim that only Democratic cities take days to count votes

Gas prices hit $5 a gallon more than a year after Joe Biden took office, not when he was inaugurated

Joe Biden’s false claims about student loan forgiveness

Debunking a fake claim about cuts to Social Security if Republicans win the House

Is the Black-white disparity in maternal mortality as big as Raphael Warnock said?

Un-spinning a White House chart on Biden’s job gains

Fact-checking J.D. Vance on Tim Ryan’s record on fracking

The misleading claim that Raphael Warnock ‘called police thugs, then cut their funding’

Democratic bill didn’t ‘slash’ Medicare spending. It would get the same drugs, cheaper

Joe Biden leaves out context in ‘60 Minutes’ comment on debt reduction