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Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on June 9, 2024 in a post on X:
Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2024 in a campaign email:
"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 4, 2024 in an interview with Time magazine:
“Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 2, 2024 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
Joe Biden wants “to quadruple your taxes.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts:
Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 15, 2024 in a speech at a police memorial service:
“Violent crime is near a record 50-year low.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2024
Jared Polis
Jared Polis
stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post:
Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • May 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance:
Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 12, 2024 in a fundraising event in Seattle:
"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 1, 2024 in a speech:
In his Time magazine interview, Donald Trump “said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans, and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • May 2, 2024
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 29, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC:
Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 26, 2024 in an interview with Howard Stern:
Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • April 29, 2024
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on April 24, 2024 in an interview with CNN:
Said Columbia University has told students, “Well, if you’re Jewish, maybe you do want to stay home.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 31, 2024 in a post on X:
"The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 21, 2024 in a post on X:
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2024
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News:
“It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 8, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social:
"All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned.
False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 8, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 10, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 8, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social:
Democrats support abortion measures that result in the “execution” of babies “after birth.”
False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2024
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on March 30, 2024 in a post on X:
“Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2024
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