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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.:
“Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media:
The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022
Citizens for Sanity
Citizens for Sanity
stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad:
President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.:
"On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2022
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 30, 2022 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a speech in Detroit:
“Incomes are up.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 4, 2022 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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