Fact Check Posts – Page 166

George Will says personal saving rate has increased during recession

By Louis Jacobson

August 2, 2010

During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent."

Tim Pawlenty says the U.S. is not undertaxed compared to its competitors

By Louis Jacobson

July 29, 2010

"I don't think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors."

Barack Obama says his budget would lower non-defense spending to JFK levels

By Louis Jacobson

July 29, 2010

The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK."

On “Meet the Press”, David Gregory says financial sector equals 25 percent of U.S. economy

By Louis Jacobson

July 28, 2010

"25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."

Marc Morial correct on unemployment rates for whites, blacks, Latinos

By Louis Jacobson

July 27, 2010

The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.

Fox News handling Sherrod story defended by ‘Weekly Standard’s’ Stephen Hayes

By Louis Jacobson

July 26, 2010

Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this."

In New Mexico gubernatorial race, Susana Martinez accuses Diane Denish of using federal dollars to pay for Christmas cards

By Louis Jacobson

July 26, 2010

In New Mexico, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish "spent federal stimulus funds on campaign Christmas cards."

American Crossroads ad attacking Reid on stimulus uses out-of-date data

By Louis Jacobson

July 23, 2010

"Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill.

George Will says Democrats in 1930s wanted FDR ‘to be more conservative’

By Louis Jacobson

July 22, 2010

Democrats in the 1930s wanted President Franklin Roosevelt "to be more conservative."

Mike Pence says Democrats want all of Bush tax cuts to expire

By Louis Jacobson

July 22, 2010

"Should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on Jan. 1, 2011. Every single one."

Joe Biden says U.S. ‘is not engaged in nation-building’ in Afghanistan

By Louis Jacobson

July 20, 2010

"We're not engaged in nation-building" in Afghanistan.

Ron Johnson campaign ad blasts Russ Feingold for record on Great Lakes oil drilling

By Louis Jacobson

July 19, 2010

Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."

Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

George Will says personal saving rate has increased during recession

Tim Pawlenty says the U.S. is not undertaxed compared to its competitors

Barack Obama says his budget would lower non-defense spending to JFK levels

On “Meet the Press”, David Gregory says financial sector equals 25 percent of U.S. economy

Marc Morial correct on unemployment rates for whites, blacks, Latinos

Fox News handling Sherrod story defended by ‘Weekly Standard’s’ Stephen Hayes

In New Mexico gubernatorial race, Susana Martinez accuses Diane Denish of using federal dollars to pay for Christmas cards

American Crossroads ad attacking Reid on stimulus uses out-of-date data

George Will says Democrats in 1930s wanted FDR ‘to be more conservative’

Mike Pence says Democrats want all of Bush tax cuts to expire

Joe Biden says U.S. ‘is not engaged in nation-building’ in Afghanistan

Ron Johnson campaign ad blasts Russ Feingold for record on Great Lakes oil drilling