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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 6, 2011 an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren:
Says the congressional ethics investigation against him was conducted by "a very partisan political committee" in a way that "related more to the politics of the Democratic Party than to ethics."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 5, 2011 a press conference:
"The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 5, 2011 a press conference:
President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on December 5, 2011 an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown":
Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2011
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 1, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today Show":
In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 30, 2011 a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa:
People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 30, 2011 a speech in Scranton, Pa.:
For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on November 30, 2011 a Web video:
In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a campaign advertisement:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on a taxpayer protection pledge.
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a campaign advertisement:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on an assault weapons ban.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on supporting "the president's Recovery Act."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.:
In Chile "they have 72 percent of the GDP in savings."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 21, 2011 a television ad:
Says Barack Obama said, "If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 22, 2011
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on November 20, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal urged raising $2 trillion in new revenue.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2011
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 17, 2011 Facebook:
1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps. are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2011
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 9, 2011 a tweet:
"Obama has (a) new Christmas tree tax."
Mostly False
By Janie Har, Louis Jacobson, Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on November 13, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
After losing 750,000 jobs a month before this administration, the U.S. economy under Barack Obama has had 20 straight months of growth, has added 2.8 million jobs in the private sector and added "millions of jobs in manufacturing."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on November 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, S.C.:
"Torture is illegal by our laws. It's illegal by international laws."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 9, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Michigan:
"By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead • November 14, 2011
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