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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018
Mo Brooks
Mo Brooks
stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing:
"You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 15, 2018 in social media posts:
Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on May 12, 2018 in a speech at Hillsdale College:
"Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview:
"If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview:
Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation:
"Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House:
Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval:
"By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2018
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning":
Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2018
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate:
"Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate:
"You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate:
"All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ "
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2018
Michelle Wolf
Michelle Wolf
stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner:
"Flint still doesn’t have clean water."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
"Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on April 23, 2018 in a U.S. Senate debate:
"I’ve cut a half a billion (dollars) out of the EPA just in the last two years. We’ve cut 3,000 jobs out of the EPA."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2018
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet:
"British Intelligence Seizes Clinton Foundation Warehouse, $400 Million In Cash."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference:
"The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2018
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats:
In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2018
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