Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Donald Trump and Laura Ingraham in Greenville, S.C., 2-20-2024

Fact-check: Trump calls his fraud case ‘a form of Navalny.’ That distorts the cases.

February 22, 2024

Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”

Trump NY courtroom, 11-7-2023

Fact-check: Trump’s baseless claim that Biden directed the New York civil fraud investigation

February 20, 2024

President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate.

Biden speaking to National Assn of Counties in Washington, 2-12-2024

Has Black entrepreneurship hit a record during Joe Biden’s presidency?

February 15, 2024

Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”

Donald Trump habla en la convención de NRA 2024 el 9 de febrero en Pennsylvania

Donald Trump exaggerates food inflation under Joe Biden; prices are not 40% to 60% higher

February 13, 2024

Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”

Biden at Black History Month reception

Is inflation down to 2%, as Joe Biden said? It depends on your metric

February 7, 2024

“Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.”

Trump for Oklahoma story 2-6-2024; image is from Teamsters speech in Washington, 1-31-2024

Donald Trump was not the first GOP presidential nominee to sweep Oklahoma’s 77 counties

February 6, 2024

In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56."

Donna Brazile in New Orleans in 2019

Donna Brazile, Reince Priebus disagreed on record for Black unemployment. Brazile is closer to right

February 5, 2024

Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”

Auto assembly line in Greer, S.C., 2022

Fact-checking Joe Biden on auto jobs gained and lost on his watch and Trump’s

January 29, 2024

“Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.”

Florida hurricane workers, Horseshoe Beach, Fla., 8-31-2023

Does Florida have the fewest state employees per capita, as Ron DeSantis says? Depends on the data

January 23, 2024

“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”

Nikki Haley meets voters in Rochester, N.H., 1-17-2024

Nikki Haley said Donald Trump wanted to raise the gas tax as president. His support was flimsy.

January 19, 2024

Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents."

Florida Gov. DeSantis in Hampton, N.H., 1-17-2024

Ron DeSantis wrong that boosters make COVID-19 infection more likely

January 19, 2024

“Every booster you take, you’re more likely to get COVID as a result of it.”

Ron DeSantis in Waukee Iowa, 1-3-2024

Is income growth in Florida No. 1 in the U.S., as Ron DeSantis said?

January 8, 2024

In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.”

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