Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Newt Gingrich says that in New York City, starting janitor is paid twice as much as a starting teacher

By Louis Jacobson

December 12, 2011

In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."

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David Brooks says Newt Gingrich once proposed putting mirrors in space

By Louis Jacobson

December 12, 2011

Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability.

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Michele Bachmann says Newt Gingrich backed individual mandate in 1993, 2011

By Louis Jacobson

December 11, 2011

In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating"…

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Barack Obama says that “some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1 percent”

By Louis Jacobson

December 8, 2011

"Some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1 percent."

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Newt Gingrich blasts 1990s ethics investigation of him, calling it partisan

By Louis Jacobson

December 8, 2011

Says the congressional ethics investigation against him was conducted by "a very partisan political committee" in a way that "related more to the politics of…

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Newt Gingrich says unemployment only dropped because of people who stopped looking for work

By Louis Jacobson

December 6, 2011

"The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number…

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Newt Gingrich says Barack Obama has killed jobs in energy, manufacturing

By Louis Jacobson

December 6, 2011

President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."

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David Axelrod calls Newt Gingrich ‘the godfather of gridlock’

By Louis Jacobson

December 5, 2011

Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.

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Joe Biden says Iraq violence ‘is down to an all-time low’ since start of war

By Louis Jacobson

December 2, 2011

In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.

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Newt Gingrich says you can use food stamps to get to Hawaii

By Louis Jacobson

December 1, 2011

People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.

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Barack Obama says taxes are lower for middle class today than when he took office

By Louis Jacobson

December 1, 2011

For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."

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Republican National Committee Web video attacks Barack Obama’s economic record in Pennsylvania

By Louis Jacobson

November 30, 2011

In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in…

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