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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Bruce Braley
Bruce Braley
stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:
"I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:
"94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme:
Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 15, 2014 in a radio ad:
In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 15, 2014 in Internet posts:
"Three of five detainees swapped (for Bowe Bergdahl) are now ISIS leaders."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
"Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says "John Barrow voted with Obama 85 percent of the time."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says "Nick Rahall voted with Obama 94 percent of the time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:
Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Democratic Senate candidate "Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2014
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 3, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Mark Pryor voted "to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 28, 2014 in blog posts:
"Over 73% of all donations raised (from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge) are going to fundraising, overhead, executive salaries, and external donations."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2014
Burger King
Burger King
stated on August 26, 2014 in a Facebook post:
After merging with Tim Hortons of Canada, Burger King is "not moving. … Our headquarters will remain in Miami" and "(we) will continue to pay all of our federal, state and local U.S. taxes."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2014
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 27, 2014 in a meme on social media:
"In 1952, the corporate income tax accounted for 33 percent of all federal tax revenue. Today, despite record-breaking profits, corporate taxes bring in less than 9 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 28, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 26, 2014 in a chain email:
Says Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad chartered a plane to remove 124 young illegal immigrants from his state and take them back to Honduras.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2014 in a meme on social media:
Police in the United States are allowed to use tear gas even though it "has been classified as a chemical weapon and banned in international conflict since 1993."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2014 in a Saturday broadcast address:
Congress is on "vacation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 18, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst "would privatize Social Security."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 21, 2014
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