Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Jen Psaki in WH briefing room Nov 15 21

Jen Psaki incorrect in saying no economist thinks Biden bill will boost inflation

November 18, 2021

“No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”

Bob Good spreads bogus claim about infrastructure bill

November 15, 2021

“The infrastructure bill itself is only 10% true infrastructure.”

ACT Up protest

Dennis Prager’s Pants on Fire claim that it was ‘inconceivable’ that gay men were seen as ‘pariahs’

November 11, 2021

"During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But…

Klain on MTP

Ron Klain exaggerates improvements in employment, coronavirus death rate

November 10, 2021

The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000…

Pelosi before infrastructure vote

GOP Rep. Lisa McClain’s Pants on Fire claim that infrastructure bill is only 10% infrastructure

November 8, 2021

In the infrastructure bill that just passed the House, “only 10% is actual infrastructure.”

Biden in Glasgow

In Glasgow, Joe Biden exaggerates on wages, inflation

November 2, 2021

“Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.”

McAuliffe voting in Fairfax

Fairfax County, Va., lawsuit involved absentee-ballot applications, not ballots

November 1, 2021

“Fairfax County is not requiring the last four digits of Social Security Numbers on absentee ballots in this election.”

Afghanistan withdrawal

Posts falsely say Joe Biden broke with Donald Trump on Afghanistan withdrawal

October 28, 2021

President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”

DeSantis at school in Doral 9-14-21

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis on job growth in Florida

October 27, 2021

“The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.”

Tom Cotton for redistricting

Fact-checking Tom Cotton on Arkansas’ new congressional map

October 22, 2021

The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.”

Biden at town hall

Fact-checking Joe Biden about job gains on his watch

October 22, 2021

“We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.”

San Pedro vaccination

Joe Biden overstates how well vaccines prevent person-to-person virus spread

October 14, 2021

People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you."

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