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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 30, 2022 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2022
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 27, 2022 a tweet
Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 27, 2022 a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.
The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 23, 2022 a forum with Now This
Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 19, 2022 social media posts
A House Republican plan says that if the GOP wins the majority, “Retirees who have a pension, IRAs, 401k, disabled veteran benefits will be ineligible for Social Security benefits.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 14, 2022 a debate
“Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 8, 2022 an Instagram post
The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on October 10, 2022 a debate
“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on September 28, 2022 an ad
Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 16, 2022 an ad
Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 18, 2022 an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes"
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2022 a speech in Detroit
“Incomes are up.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 4, 2022 an interview
“Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2022
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on August 29, 2022 a speech in Albany, Ga.
The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on August 22, 2022 a tweet
Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Tori Gantz • September 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2022 social media posts
An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2022
Miguel Cardona
Miguel Cardona
stated on August 21, 2022 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 16, 2022 remarks at the White House
The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on August 3, 2022 a White House briefing
Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2022
American Prosperity Alliance
American Prosperity Alliance
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad
The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2022
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