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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 in a tweet:
"The president is advocating a drone strike program in America."
False
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech:
"When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State speech:
A "legacy of taxing and borrowing … crippled the economy we inherited two years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2013
John Roberts
John Roberts
stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument:
"Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2013
Ami Bera
Ami Bera
stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech:
Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan:
"When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. :
If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller:
"Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke • February 19, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address:
"The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
True
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address:
"Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address:
Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address:
"Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address:
"After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet:
"Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
"As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2013
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show:
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2013
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