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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2018 a rally in Elko, Nev.:
Says Democrats "want to give (undocumented immigrants) cars."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 16, 2018 a Senate debate:
With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 16, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on October 8, 2018 a gubernatorial debate:
"Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 4, 2018 a rally in Rochester, Minn.:
"Some of the Democrats have been talking about ending (coverage for) pre-existing conditions."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2018
Top Stories USA
Top Stories USA
stated on September 29, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Christine Blasey Ford claims that she called a friend on her cell phone after the ‘attack’ in or around 1982."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2018 a White House press event:
"Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 19, 2018 a video:
Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2018
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on September 12, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Most Americans don’t own stocks."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 2, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 5, 2018 a tweet:
"Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on September 11, 2018 a newspaper column:
"President Trump’s Republican Party will create more debt in one year than was generated in the first 200 years of America’s existence."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2018 a rally in Billings, Mont.:
"When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 5, 2018 a tweet:
"Someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?"
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2018 a tweet:
Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2018
Patriot News Alerts
Patriot News Alerts
stated on August 14, 2018 a web post:
"U.S. government reports record tax haul after Trump tax cuts spur economic growth."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 16, 2018 remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on August 14, 2018 a White House press briefing:
"President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2018
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