Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Bernie Sanders repeats false claim about gun sales without background checks

By Allison Graves , Louis Jacobson

February 20, 2018

"Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks."

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Rand Paul gets numbers right in speech on federal debt

By Louis Jacobson

February 9, 2018

"George W. Bush doubled the debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. President Obama doubled the debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion. Now we're…

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Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim about ‘treason’

By Louis Jacobson

February 6, 2018

At the State of the Union address, Democrats, "even on positive news … were like death and un-American. Un-American. Somebody said, ‘treasonous.’ I mean, yeah, I…

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Nunes memo twists James Comey’s words on Steele dossier

By Louis Jacobson

February 5, 2018

Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' "

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How high are economic confidence polls under Donald Trump?

By Louis Jacobson

February 2, 2018

"Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."

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Donald Trump exaggerates energy exports

By Jon Greenberg , Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2018

"We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."  

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Donald Trump correct that small business optimism is at record high

By Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2018

"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."

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Is U.S. ‘finally seeing rising wages,’ as Donald Trump said?

By Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2018

"After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."

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Donald Trump wrong again that recent tax bill is biggest ever

By Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2018

"We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history."

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Donald Trump is partly correct in response to Jay-Z about black unemployment

By Louis Jacobson

January 31, 2018

"Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!"

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Is California No. 1 in solar power and solar jobs?

By Louis Jacobson

January 25, 2018

"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."

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Nancy Pelosi correct that renewing kids’ health program saves money

By Louis Jacobson

January 24, 2018

Reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program "for six years saves $1 billion" and doing it for 10 years saves $6 billion.

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