Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Does the House tax bill make more changes permanent than Senate bill does?

By Louis Jacobson

December 14, 2017

The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does.

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Have wages failed to go up on Donald Trump’s watch?

By Louis Jacobson

December 12, 2017

"Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working…

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Donald Trump wrong that black homeownership rate is at a record high

By Louis Jacobson

December 11, 2017

"Black homeownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country."

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Has the FBI ‘become America’s secret police,’ like the KGB?

By Louis Jacobson

December 8, 2017

"The FBI has become America's secret police …  like the old KGB."

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Donald Trump says job market is getting non-workers working. Is it?

By Louis Jacobson

December 7, 2017

"We’re … getting into the pool of the 100 million people that are not working. That pool is now coming back."

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Is Donald Trump correct about the history of the Jerusalem Embassy Act?

By Louis Jacobson

December 6, 2017

The Jerusalem Embassy Act "passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago."

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Will the GOP tax bill cost Donald Trump ‘a fortune’? No

By Louis Jacobson

November 30, 2017

Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me."

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Donald Trump wrong that no tax cuts passed since Reagan

By Louis Jacobson

November 30, 2017

"For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan."

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Does 70 percent of tax bill’s relief go to those making less than $200,000?

By Louis Jacobson

November 30, 2017

In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000."

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If you pay no taxes, will you end up with more money under GOP tax plan?

By Louis Jacobson

November 29, 2017

"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.

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How much does the Trump family have to gain from GOP tax bills?

By Louis Jacobson

November 27, 2017

Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally."

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Did House committee bar Democratic witnesses on GOP tax bill?

By Louis Jacobson

November 22, 2017

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee weren’t "even entitled to bring an expert witness on any aspect of the tax code that affects…

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