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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 28, 2012 in a chain email:
On new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 8, 2012 in a speech in Seminole, Fla.:
"We've doubled our use of renewable energy."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2012
James Clyburn
James Clyburn
stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, "Republicans stood on the sidelines"
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2012
Bob King
Bob King
stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, "since June 2009, (the auto) industry has added a quarter of a million jobs."
True
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"In the last 29 months, our economy has produced about 4.5 million private-sector jobs."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"Since 1961 … our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what's the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million)."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2012
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits what's covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on September 4, 2012 in a keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"Seven presidents before (Barack Obama) -- Republicans and Democrats -- tried to expand health care to all Americans."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 30, 2012 in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
Under the "Obama economy ... utility bills are higher."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2012
Callista Gingrich
Callista Gingrich
stated on August 30, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
President Barack Obama has "weakened the respect for America abroad."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
Barack Obama has "never even worked in business."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
When his grandfather arrived in the United States, "there were no government benefits for immigrants."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
"Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Sher Valenzuela
Sher Valenzuela
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
"A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
There has been "$5 trillion in debt added over the last four years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 22, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
In the past 27 months, President Barack Obama has created more private-sector jobs than "in the Reagan recovery."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "could raise future retirees’ costs more than $6,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2012
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