Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Fact-checking Donald Trump on libel law and prison

By Louis Jacobson

December 5, 2019

Says House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff "made up the conversation. He lied. If he didn't do that in the halls of Congress, he'd be thrown…

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Donald Trump says William Taylor and George Kent are Never Trumpers. There’s no evidence they are

By Louis Jacobson

November 13, 2019

Says William Taylor and George Kent, the public witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, are "Never Trumpers."

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Is outing the whistleblower only a crime if the inspector general does it?

By Louis Jacobson

November 11, 2019

"It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower.

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Donald Trump says impeachment is a coup. That’s Pants on Fire

By Louis Jacobson

October 25, 2019

Says his impeachment is a "coup."

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Andrew Yang’s claim of support among Trump voters rates Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson

October 24, 2019

"I'm one of only two candidates in the field that 10% or more of Donald Trump voters say they would support in the general" election.

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Rand Paul’s claim about taxes went over poorly on The View, but it was pretty accurate

By Louis Jacobson

October 17, 2019

"Most people below $50,000 don’t pay any income tax. The top 1 percent in our country pay 40%."

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Ilhan Omar’s claim about the tax burden of the 1% needs context

By Louis Jacobson

October 16, 2019

"The 1% is paying less in taxes than everyone else."

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Julian Castro wrong about job losses in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania

By Louis Jacobson

October 16, 2019

"Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."

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Refereeing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren on public support for Medicare for All

By Louis Jacobson

October 16, 2019

Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance.

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Julian Castro’s attack on Joe Biden for forgetting his health care plan falls flat

By Louis Jacobson

September 13, 2019

"The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public…

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Did most Americans lose wealth, income under Barack Obama?

By Louis Jacobson

September 10, 2019

"What was the reality for most Americans during the Obama presidency? Most lost wealth and their incomes fell, particularly for those at the bottom of…

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The facts behind Joe Biden’s blended story of battlefield heroism

By Jon Greenberg , Louis Jacobson

September 4, 2019

Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of…

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