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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 11, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 6, 2016 a tweet
"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on December 4, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2016
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on November 26, 2016 a commentary on Fox News
"President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (was) a fancy name for almost a trillion-dollar spending bill. The ARRA was supposed to fix our crumbling roads and bridges," but now, "we have absolutely nothing to show for it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 27, 2016 a tweet
Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2016
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 11, 2016 remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 15, 2016 a column on rare.us
Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 11, 2016 a post on the Internet
"Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' "
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 12, 2016 web posts
"Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2016 a rally in Atkinson, N.H.
"Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 2, 2016 a rally in Tempe, Ariz.
Says Donald Trump "says organized crime runs wild on reservations."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 31, 2016 remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
"One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 27, 2016 a rally in Springfield, Ohio
"Nearly half of African-American children under the age of 6 are living in abject poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on October 25, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly
In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 25, 2016 an interview on CNN
"It's four or five states where the number of insurance options have narrowed" under the Affordable Care Act.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 23, 2016 a tweet from her campaign
"Donald Trump says he'd deport 16 million people."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 a rally in Delaware, Ohio
"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 an Ohio Senate debate in Cleveland
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot figure out who (Syrian refugees) are, what their intentions are, because we have no information on them, because we don’t have any contact with the Syrian government or any people on the ground to be able to determine that."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third presidential debate in Las Vegas
Says Hillary Clinton is "wrong" to say he mocked a disabled reporter.
False
By Alan Gathright, Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate
Says Hillary Clinton's "plan is going to raise taxes and even double your taxes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016
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