Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Presidential results on Wall Street screen

No, it’s not suspicious that Democrats won Senate races in states Donald Trump won

November 8, 2024

“Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states.

Trump speaking in Warren, Mich., 11-1-2024; can use for ACA check

Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that he ‘never mentioned’ ending the Affordable Care Act

November 2, 2024

“I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act.

Kamala Harris in Savannah, Ga., 8-29-2024

Kamala Harris wrong that Donald Trump plans to ‘force states to monitor women’s pregnancies’

November 1, 2024

Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”

Sen. John Tester, Bozeman, Montana, Oct. 25, 2024

No, Jon Tester did not vote to let men compete against girls in sports

October 31, 2024

Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.”

Emigrant Peak in Montana

In Montana Senate race, Jon Tester exaggerates Tim Sheehy’s stance on public lands

October 29, 2024

“In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”

Wisconsin voting place sign October 2024

No, a crease through a candidate’s name will not invalidate your ballot

October 26, 2024

“Ballots are not supposed to have fold lines or creases in the candidates name area” or it could invalidate your vote.

DO NOT USE iframe test

No, immigrants who entered the U.S. under Biden’s administration did not get 9 million jobs

October 25, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs.

Kamala Harris CNN town hall for immigration check

Kamala Harris correct that immigration at the U.S. southern border has been cut by half or more

October 24, 2024

"As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."

Trump Social Security tax ad screenshot, 10-22-2024

Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris’ stance on Social Security taxes

October 23, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”

New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte visits concrete factory in Manchester, N.H., 10-16-2024

Fact-checking New Hampshire’s governor race: Did Joyce Craig oppose a bill banning sanctuary cities?

October 23, 2024

“There was a bill to basically create a ban to make sure we never become a sanctuary state, that no locality passes those regulations, and…

Democratic New Hampshire gubernatorial cominee Joyce Craig visits a lumber mill in MIlan, N.H., 10-16-2024

Fact-checking Joyce Craig’s claims on Kelly Ayotte, abortion in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial race

October 23, 2024

Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte “has voted for national abortion bans, she has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, and she shepherded Neil Gorsuch through the Supreme…

Donald Trump at Atlanta rally, 10-15-2024

Donald Trump says Kamala Harris’ plan would hike taxes on “the typical American family.” It doesn’t.

October 17, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000."

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