Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Donald Trump wrong that Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been ‘mostly empty’ for decades

By Louis Jacobson

April 1, 2022

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.

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Bill O’Reilly’s misleading statement on Biden and fossil-fuel subsidies

By Louis Jacobson

March 17, 2022

“As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”

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How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson

March 16, 2022

“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”

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Russia’s Pants on Fire claim that it is not occupying Ukrainian territory

By Louis Jacobson

March 3, 2022

"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."

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Fact-checking Joe Biden’s State of the Union claim on scale of job gains in 2021

By Louis Jacobson

March 2, 2022

“Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United…

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Russian spokesman’s statement ignores centuries of Russian attacks

By Louis Jacobson

February 21, 2022

“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”

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U.S. economic growth exceeds rivals’ and has contributed to inflation

By Louis Jacobson

February 16, 2022

"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at…

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No, The White House isn’t spending $30 million on crack pipes. Here’s what’s really going on

By Louis Jacobson , Samantha Putterman

February 10, 2022

The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”

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Kayleigh McEnany spins comparison of Trump, Biden on Russian gas pipeline

By Louis Jacobson

February 9, 2022

“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”

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Joe Biden overstates statistics on Affordable Care Act signups

By Louis Jacobson

February 2, 2022

Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a…

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Supreme Court nominees confirmed by opposite party in Senate are rare

By Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2022

“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed…

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Mitt Romney jab over 7% inflation ignores rising wages

By Louis Jacobson

January 20, 2022

“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”

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