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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 8, 2014 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 a campaign ad:
Says Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst "would privatize Social Security."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 21, 2014
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 19, 2014 a campaign ad:
While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2014
Martha Robertson
Martha Robertson
stated on August 12, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., "voted to raise the Social Security retirement age on us."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on August 17, 2014 a segment on his show, "Last Week Tonight":
"The number of SWAT raids have gone up by 1,400 percent since the 1980s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 18, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2014 a meme on social media:
"In 1978, a student who worked a minimum-wage summer job could afford to pay a year's full tuition at the 4-year public university of their choice."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 4, 2014 comments to reporters:
"I haven’t really proposed (phasing out aid to Israel) in the past."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2014
Lynn Jenkins
Lynn Jenkins
stated on July 29, 2014 a press conference:
In the "do-nothing Senate," there are 352 House bills "sitting on Harry Reid’s desk awaiting action," including 55 introduced by Democrats.  
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2014
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
stated on July 30, 2014 a House floor speech:
"We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2014
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