Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Carly Fiorina says Planned Parenthood gives ‘millions’ to candidates

October 5, 2015
Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates."
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Donald Trump says the unemployment rate may be 42 percent

September 30, 2015
The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
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John Kasich says when he left the U.S. House, ‘we had a $5 trillion surplus’

September 29, 2015
"When I left Washington, we had a $5 trillion surplus."
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Jeb Bush says tax policies of George W. Bush ‘created a dynamic effect of high growth’

September 27, 2015
The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth."
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Ted Cruz says slow economic growth under Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama stands apart

September 25, 2015
"When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where…
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Web graphic says Bernie Sanders doesn’t support compulsory K-12 education

September 21, 2015
Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."
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Rand Paul says legality of birthright citizenship not fully adjudicated due to facts of 1898 case

September 18, 2015
"There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens."
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Ted Cruz: most GOP candidates ‘publicly embraced amnesty’

September 17, 2015
"A majority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has…
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Ted Cruz says deal will ‘facilitate and accelerate’ Iran getting a nuclear bomb

September 10, 2015
"The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."  
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Does the 8-hour day and the 40-hour week come from Henry Ford, or labor unions?

September 9, 2015
"Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did."
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Hillary Clinton says ’23 million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment’

September 4, 2015
"Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment."
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John Kerry says Iran nuclear agreement ‘never sunsets. There’s no sunset in this agreement’

September 3, 2015
The nuclear agreement with Iran "never sunsets. There's no sunset in this agreement."
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