Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

Clear
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five":
"Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2014
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter:
"Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 4, 2014 in a chain email:
Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2014
Charles Koch
Charles Koch
stated on April 3, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed:
Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2014
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on April 2, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:
The Koch brothers are "the richest people in the world. Individually, they're only fifth. Put them together they're the richest in the world."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 2, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:
Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:
"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2014
Chris Chocola
Chris Chocola
stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel:
Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 27, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2014 in a meme on the Internet:
The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2014
Barbara Sharief
Barbara Sharief
stated on March 21, 2014 in a speech in Davie, Fla.:
Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2014
Now or Never PAC
Now or Never PAC
stated on March 20, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Ralph Hall is "the oldest member in Congress ever."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday":
Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2014
Nick Rahall
Nick Rahall
stated on March 12, 2014 in an interview with "The Hill" newspaper:
Says he has supported "George Bush more than I have Barack Obama."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 18, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 17, 2014 in a chain email:
Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, "Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence," and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2014
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on March 11, 2014 in a fundraising email:
In the recent House special election in Florida, Democrats "got outspent in a Republican district."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2014
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2014 in a Republican weekly address:
"The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2014 in a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis:
"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference:
Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2014
Previous Next