Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Mitt Romney, once again, says U.S. is ‘inches away from no longer being a free economy’

January 8, 2012

"We're only inches away from no longer being a free economy."

Huntsman repeats claim that he signed a flat tax, led nation in job creation as Utah governor

January 8, 2012

"I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick…

Mitt Romney says U.S. income is almost 50 percent higher than in Europe

January 6, 2012

"Our income, our GDP per capita, is almost 50 percent higher than (it is for) the average European."

Barack Obama reelection video says he “closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas”

January 5, 2012

Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas."

Ron Paul says majority of Americans favors gold standard

January 4, 2012

Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.

Barack Obama’s campaign says it doesn’t accept lobbyist donations

January 4, 2012

"We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will."

Rick Santorum says he’s won votes of Democrats, independents in Pennsylvania

January 3, 2012

Says he has "been able to attract independents and Democrats to win" elections in Pennsylvania.

Newt Gingrich says no federal official is allowed to say “Merry Christmas”

December 21, 2011

"No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’"

Newt Gingrich says Supreme Court crossed major threshold with 1958 case

December 20, 2011

In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress."

Mitt Romney says Obama has “racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined.”

December 16, 2011

"We’re $15 trillion now in debt, with a president that’s racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined."

Newt Gingrich repeats claim about his record of balancing budget, reducing debt

December 16, 2011

"I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt."

Michele Bachmann says “PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true” in last debate

December 16, 2011

"After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."

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