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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Linda McMahon
Linda McMahon
stated on October 11, 2012 a campaign ad:
As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate:
Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate:
Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate:
"Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2012 an email to supporters:
Says economists Harvey Rosen and Martin Feldstein have said that "paying for (Mitt) Romney’s tax cuts would require large tax increases on families making between $100,000 and $200,000."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
"The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.:
Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2012
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on October 9, 2012 a campaign ad:
"When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 6, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 a campaign commercial:
President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2012
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on October 1, 2012 a campaign ad:
Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver:
Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver:
"Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver:
"Right now, the (Congressional Budget Office) says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as Obamacare goes into effect next year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2012
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