Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Do Americans pay more in taxes than in food, clothing and housing?

By Louis Jacobson

April 23, 2014

"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."

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Kay Hagan says GOP rival Thom Tillis called Obamacare ‘a great idea’

By Louis Jacobson

April 22, 2014

Says North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis "called Obamacare ‘a great idea.’ "

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Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert says 80 percent of individual donations from Wall Street go to Democrats

By Louis Jacobson

April 17, 2014

"Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats."

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GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn says 56 percent of Democrats say ‘big government’ is ‘the biggest threat to our nation’s security’

By Louis Jacobson

April 16, 2014

A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big…

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Freedom Partners ad accuses Rep. Bruce Braley of giving ‘special favors’ to insurers by voting for Obamacare

By Louis Jacobson

April 11, 2014

Says Bruce Braley took "tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry" and gave them "special favors" by voting for Obamacare.

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Fox News’ Eric Bolling says 61 percent of new jobs under Obama have gone to men

By Louis Jacobson

April 9, 2014

"Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men."

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Democratic group assails Koch Brothers’ role in Louisiana Senate race

By Louis Jacobson

April 8, 2014

Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill…

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White House says most of those helped by its minimum-wage hike are full-time workers, with average age of 35

By Louis Jacobson

April 8, 2014

"Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old."

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Chain email says Michelle Obama waved communist flags in China

By Louis Jacobson

April 4, 2014

Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.

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Charles Koch, in op-ed, says his political engagement began only in the last decade

By Louis Jacobson

April 3, 2014

Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade."

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Harry Reid says Koch brothers are richest family in the world

By Louis Jacobson

April 2, 2014

The Koch brothers are "the richest people in the world. Individually, they're only fifth. Put them together they're the richest in the world."

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Meme says Barack Obama’s acceptance of an ‘Islamic order and gold medal’ was ‘unconstitutional’

By Louis Jacobson

April 1, 2014

Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional."

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