Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Fact-checking whether FEMA funds were shifted to indefinite detention at the border

By Louis Jacobson

August 30, 2019

Says President Donald Trump has been "taking money Congress authorized to protect people facing disaster in order to indefinitely detain asylum seekers."

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Donald Trump misleads on Russia, Crimea, Obama and the G-8

By Louis Jacobson

August 27, 2019

Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that…

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The Pants on Fire claim that Donald Trump has as much blood on his hands as Hitler, Stalin, Mao

By Louis Jacobson

August 26, 2019

"Trump is as destructive a person in this century as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were in the last century. He may be responsible for many…

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Ivanka Trump mostly accurate that disposable income has risen by $5,205

By Louis Jacobson

August 22, 2019

"Since the passage of Tax Cuts, real disposable personal income per household has increased $5,205."

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Donald Trump incorrect that U.S. dollar is strongest it’s ever been

By Louis Jacobson

August 22, 2019

"Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."

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Did Donald Trump turn around U.S. record at the WTO?

By Louis Jacobson

August 16, 2019

"We were losing all our cases in the World Trade Organization. ... And then I came along. Now we’re winning a lot of cases because…

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Did counties hosting a Trump rally in 2016 see a 226% spike in hate crimes?

By Louis Jacobson

August 12, 2019

"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."

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Donald Trump says he’s done more than other presidents to solve the gun problem. Has he?

By Louis Jacobson

August 8, 2019

Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a…

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No, ICE didn’t check immigration papers immediately after El Paso shooting

By Louis Jacobson

August 6, 2019

"ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers."

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Donald Trump twists Ilhan Omar’s comments about al-Qaida

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

July 16, 2019

Says Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was "speaking about how wonderful al-Qaida is."

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In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice

By Louis Jacobson

July 10, 2019

"A black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime."

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Did Eisenhower say a military parade would make U.S. look weak? Not in so many words

By Daniel Funke , Louis Jacobson

July 3, 2019

When asked if the United States should have a military parade to "show off its might," President Dwight Eisenhower said, "Absolutely not. We are the…

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