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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Republican Jewish Coalition
Republican Jewish Coalition
stated on June 18, 2012 a campaign ad:
"One out of every two kids who are graduating college right now can't find a job."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on July 31, 2012 a blog post:
"U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 25, 2012 an introduction to a web video:
President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 an advertisement:
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 23, 2012 an advertisement:
"Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2012 a post on the Internet:
"USA is #1 in gun violence."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2012 on the Internet:
"Nearly 100,000 people get shot every year. That's 270 people a day and 87 dead."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2012
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 19, 2012 a web video:
Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 14, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "had millions in a Swiss bank account."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy
stated on July 11, 2012 a discussion on "Fox & Friends":
"If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2012
Jeff Duncan
Jeff Duncan
stated on July 10, 2012 a tweet:
"83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2012
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on July 8, 2012 a Tweet:
"Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Tom Mooney • July 11, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on June 18, 2012 a campaign ad:
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2012 on the Internet:
"75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 4, 2012 an interview with CBS News:
The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 1, 2012 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet:
"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech at the White House:
"If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 28, 2012 a speech in Washington, D.C. :
"Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2012
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