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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 12, 2013 an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
"Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 12, 2013 an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on August 9, 2013 a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation":
Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 12, 2013 a document shared via email and social media:
A United Nations working group has "adopted a proposed agenda" to enable member nations to "disarm civilians within their borders."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 4, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2013
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on August 3, 2013 a response to the president's Saturday address:
"This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Alan Krueger
Alan Krueger
stated on August 2, 2013 an interview with Bloomberg television:
"Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 4, 2013 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
The federal deficit is "growing."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 30, 2013 a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.:
"This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 31, 2013 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
"Even the employees’ union for the IRS -- the very people in charge of enforcing this law -- are begging to be let out from under this law."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.:
The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 23, 2013 various Internet postings:
Ninety million Americans either aren’t working or aren’t looking for work.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 a commentary on CNN:
"More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 22, 2013 a blog post:
President Barack Obama has "announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.:
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.:
"The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 21, 2013 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview with World Net Daily:
"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 8, 2013 a Fox News interview:
"There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet:
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
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