Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Nikki Haley exaggerates rate of federal telework

By Louis Jacobson

January 5, 2024

“Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."

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Super PAC supporting Nikki Haley says Ron DeSantis praised China, but he didn’t

By Louis Jacobson , Samantha Putterman

January 4, 2024

Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”

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Christie’s claim on Trump’s China trade deal is on the right track, but hinges on the math

By Grace Abels , Louis Jacobson

December 19, 2023

Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”

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Asa Hutchinson’s Mostly True claim that China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.

By Louis Jacobson , Rebecca Catalanello

December 15, 2023

China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.

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Are gasoline prices under Joe Biden ranging from $5 to $8 a gallon, as Donald Trump said?

By Louis Jacobson

December 15, 2023

“Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on the creation of 800,000 manufacturing jobs

By Louis Jacobson

December 13, 2023

“We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.”

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Is Nikki Haley right in how she measures China’s naval power?

By Louis Jacobson

December 4, 2023

China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350…

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Is Joe Biden right that Republicans “would cut Social Security benefits”?

By Louis Jacobson

November 29, 2023

Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.”

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Kevin McCarthy’s Pants on Fire claim that U.S. never asked for land after wars

By Louis Jacobson

November 28, 2023

“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the…

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Fact-checking Karine Jean-Pierre on this year’s Thanksgiving costs

By Louis Jacobson

November 21, 2023

“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”

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Fact-checking a TikTok claim that the government caused inflation to wage war on civilians

By Louis Jacobson

November 21, 2023

The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but…

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How familiar are US students with the Holocaust? Checking Dean Phillips’ claim

By Louis Jacobson

November 20, 2023

"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."

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