Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Mitt Romney-aligned group says ‘real’ unemployment rate is 19 percent

By Louis Jacobson

September 21, 2012

"Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."

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Mitt Romney says “redistribution” has “never been a characteristic of America”

By Louis Jacobson

September 20, 2012

"Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America."

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Mitt Romney says voters who support Barack Obama are “people who pay no income tax”

By Louis Jacobson

September 18, 2012

The "48, 49 percent" that supports President Barack Obama are "people who pay no income tax."

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Mitt Romney says half of students can’t get a job out of college

By Becky Bowers , Louis Jacobson

September 18, 2012

"Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job."

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Is Barack Obama right on ‘guaranteed benefits’ under Medicare?

By Louis Jacobson

September 17, 2012

Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."

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Taking “In God We Trust” off coins was debunked years ago

By Louis Jacobson

September 11, 2012

On new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"

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Barack Obama says, “We’ve doubled our use of renewable energy”

By Louis Jacobson

September 11, 2012

"We've doubled our use of renewable energy."

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Barack Obama said he’s cut taxes for ‘middle-class families, small businesses’

By Angie Drobnic Holan , Louis Jacobson

September 7, 2012

"I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses."

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Barack Obama says U.S. has gained a half-million manufacturing jobs

By Louis Jacobson

September 7, 2012

"After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years."

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James Clyburn says Republicans sat on sidelines for passage of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

By Louis Jacobson

September 7, 2012

When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, "Republicans stood on the sidelines"

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UAW president Bob King says auto industry has gained 250,000 jobs since mid-2009

By Jon Greenberg , Louis Jacobson

September 6, 2012

Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, "since June 2009, (the auto) industry has added a quarter of a million jobs."

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Bill Clinton says 4.5 million jobs have been created under Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson

September 6, 2012

"In the last 29 months, our economy has produced about 4.5 million private-sector jobs."

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