Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Donald Trump’s dubious claim that foreign governments had ‘absolutely no effect’ on election outcome

January 8, 2017
Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."
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Website hypes long-shot theory about courts replacing Donald Trump with Hillary Clinton

December 21, 2016
"Putin Interference Could Give Courts Legal Right to Make Hillary President."
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NCT treason

Websites offer false headlines about treason ‘charges’ for Trump, Comey, others

December 15, 2016
"Democrats Filing TREASON Charges Against Trump, McConnell, Giuliani, & Comey."
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Website makes dubious claim that GOP will cut Social Security by 50% ‘immediately’

December 14, 2016
"Republicans Looking To Cut Social Security As Much As 50 percent Immediately."
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Website wrongly says Obama plans to take $3,000 from every American

December 14, 2016
"Before Leaving, Obama Enacts Rules to Take $3,000 From EVERY American."
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Trump on FNS

Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory was not a ‘massive landslide’

December 12, 2016
"We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College."
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Obama leaving Air Force One

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweet on Air Force One, Boeing

December 6, 2016
"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"
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Pence on MTP 12.4

Mike Pence says Donald Trump won most counties by a Republican since Ronald Reagan

December 4, 2016
Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."
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Eric Bolling commentary

Fox’s Eric Bolling exaggerates shortcomings of Barack Obama’s stimulus

November 29, 2016
"President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (was) a fancy name for almost a trillion-dollar spending bill. The ARRA was supposed to fix our crumbling…
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Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that millions of illegal votes cost him popular vote victory

November 28, 2016
Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
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Flint lead testing

Flint water still has problems, but Michael Moore minimizes progress made

November 21, 2016
In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned."
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John Bolton speaking

Rand Paul says John Bolton still thinks Iraq War was right decision

November 17, 2016
Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
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