Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Wasserman Schultz says health care law doesn’t require Americans to get health insurance

April 22, 2010

"We actually have not required in this law that you carry health insurance."

Bill Clinton takes credit for “flowering” of economy in 1990s

April 19, 2010

Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America."

Palin says Americans spend 100 days paying off their tax burden

April 16, 2010

"Americans now spend 100 days out of the year working for government before we even start working for ourselves."

Gingrich says that only millionaires paid first U.S. income tax

April 15, 2010

When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything."

Toobin says a Supreme Court nominee has never been filibustered successfully

April 14, 2010

"A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice."

Sink says McCollum should have consulted congressional delegation on health care lawsuit

April 12, 2010

"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.

McCain’s ultimate maverick move, denial

April 6, 2010

"I never considered myself a maverick."

Drug czar says more people drive under influence of drugs than alcohol

April 5, 2010

"More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent…

Obama says Heritage Foundation is source of health exchange idea

April 1, 2010

"A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in…

Kirk says health care bill will lead IRS to hire more than 16,000 new employees

March 29, 2010

"According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the…

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