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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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stated on September 8, 2015 a shareable graphic on the Web
Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 16, 2015 a presidential debate
"There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 16, 2015 comments during the CNN debate
"A majority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supported amnesty."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2015 a tweet
"The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2015
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stated on September 6, 2015 a Facebook post
"Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2015 an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader
"Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2015
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 2, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
The nuclear agreement with Iran "never sunsets. There's no sunset in this agreement."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 3, 2015
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 25, 2015 posts on the Internet
Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Al Franken and Jeanne Shaheen "took Bribes From Iran … They Back Insane NUKE Deal."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 28, 2015 an interview with Sarah Palin
"We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 24, 2015 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
"We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 28, 2015
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
stated on August 27, 2015 his column in the New York Times
"More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 13, 2015 a meme on social media
Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 10, 2015 a Twitter exchange
"F: The grade given to Florida for college affordability under Jeb Bush's leadership."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"Every poll said I won the debate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 9, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 6, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland
"The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2015
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
"I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
"The Mexican government ... they send the bad ones over."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2015 a town hall in Nashua, N.H.
"The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 2, 2015 an interview on ABC "This Week"
Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2015
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