Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Rick Santorum garbles climate change comments by Obama’s EPA chief

By Louis Jacobson

April 6, 2017

"The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it…

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Donald Trump’s skewed portrayal of Obama’s stimulus

By Louis Jacobson

April 4, 2017

"There was a very large infrastructure bill that was approved during the Obama administration, a trillion dollars. Nobody ever saw anything being built."

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Donald Trump flubs how unemployment is calculated

By Louis Jacobson

April 4, 2017

"When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed."

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How extensive was Jon Ossoff’s national security background in Congress?

By Louis Jacobson

April 3, 2017

"I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress."

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Discussing health care, Mike Pence is wrong about how car insurance works

By Louis Jacobson

March 23, 2017

Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy…

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Devin Nunes oversimplifies timeline of Obama ‘reset’ with Russia

By Louis Jacobson

March 20, 2017

"In recent years ... the Obama administration was committed to the notion, against all evidence, that we could reset relations with Putin."

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How often are guns sold without background checks?

By Louis Jacobson

March 16, 2017

"Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet."

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Did Florida’s stand your ground law reduce violent crime?

By Allison Graves , Louis Jacobson

March 16, 2017

"What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.

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Is being in the United States unlawfully a ‘crime’?

By Louis Jacobson

March 15, 2017

"Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime."

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Do half a million people in Florida have Alzheimer’s disease?

By Louis Jacobson

March 14, 2017

"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will…

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HHS chief Tom Price mostly correct that ER use is up since Obamacare

By Louis Jacobson

March 10, 2017

The Obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of…

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Are Americans gaming the system to get cheaper Obamacare coverage?

By Louis Jacobson

March 8, 2017

Under the Affordable Care Act, "some people were gaming the system" by paying "for nine months of insurance, get 12 -- the other three for…

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