Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Liz Cheney’s dubious claim that just 6% of Biden plan is “infrastructure”

By Louis Jacobson

April 13, 2021

“Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.”

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on how little some corporations pay in taxes

By Louis Jacobson

April 12, 2021

“A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income…

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In gun policy address, Joe Biden exaggerates about background checks at gun shows

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

April 8, 2021

“You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check."

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Is Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal fully paid for?

By Louis Jacobson

April 7, 2021

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal “is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments."

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Roy Blunt incompletely characterizes Joe Biden’s corporate tax rate proposal

By Louis Jacobson

April 6, 2021

The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate.

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Jennifer Granholm spins comparison of Joe Biden’s corporate tax proposal

By Louis Jacobson

April 6, 2021

President Joe Biden’s corporate tax rate increase would "put us in line with other industrial nations."

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Video gives inaccurate reading of redistricting overhaul in HR 1

By Louis Jacobson

April 2, 2021

HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process.

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Facebook post gets it wrong on vote-by-mail under H.R. 1

By Louis Jacobson

March 31, 2021

If the voting bill H.R. 1 is passed, “absentee ballots would be mailed out to anyone without proof of the voter’s identity.”

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James Clyburn misspeaks in saying 43 states have passed voting restrictions

By Louis Jacobson

March 29, 2021

"There are 43 states that have now passed voter suppression laws."

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In majority of states, it’s faster to obtain a rifle than to register to vote

By Gabrielle Settles , Louis Jacobson

March 29, 2021

“In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”

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Roy Blunt miscasts how H.R. 1 would reshape the Federal Election Commission

By Louis Jacobson

March 22, 2021

Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three…

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Nancy Pelosi repeats incomplete talking point on 2017 GOP tax bill

By Louis Jacobson

March 16, 2021

The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%."

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