Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson
J.D. Vance distorts Tim Ryan’s words on the criminal justice system, Jim Crow comparison
“Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.”
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Raphael Warnock exaggerates success rate for reaching child tax credit recipients
The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”
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What Herschel Walker gets wrong, and right, about federal funding for more trees
Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”
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No, an FEC filing doesn’t mean Joe Biden has announced he’s running again
An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.
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Teachers have not had much of a raise in 25 years, data shows
"Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."
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Joe Biden exaggerates job-creation impact of American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
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Karine Jean-Pierre’s mistaken comment on Supreme Court’s abortion decision
Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court.
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No, Senate bill won’t strip $300 billion from Medicare
The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
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GOP claim on tax hikes in Democratic bill doesn’t factor in subsidies, savings
A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."
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The White House’s big deficit cut, and why it merits an asterisk
"We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year."
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No, the White House didn’t change the definition of “recession”
‘The White House is now trying to protect Joe Biden by changing the definition of the word recession.'
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