Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Larry Kudlow
stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network:

"The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:

"Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:

"The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

Joe Manchin
stated on June 22, 2018 in a tweet:

"Pat Morrisey joined a federal lawsuit to allow insurance companies to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency
stated on June 13, 2018 in a statement to Bloomberg:

"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 8, 2018 in a tweet:

"Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn’t tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2018 in a tweet:

"101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2018

President Trump's lawyers
stated on January 29, 2018 in a memo:

Say President Donald Trump "dictated a short but accurate response to the New York Times article" about the Trump Tower meeting with Russians.

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2018

Kevin McCarthy
stated on June 3, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

"If you are talking about Canada .. our wine cannot sit on their supermarkets."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2018

Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech:

"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018

Ben Sasse
stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement:

"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."

True

By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet:

"The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2018

Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall:

A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2018

Senate Democrats
stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet:

"El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet:

The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2018

Tina Smith
stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet:

"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."

True

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2018

Gwen Graham
stated on May 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018

Mo Brooks
stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing:

"You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2018

Bloggers
stated on May 15, 2018 in social media posts:

Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2018

Mike Pence
stated on May 12, 2018 in a speech at Hillsdale College:

"Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2018

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