Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Obama and Biden

Is Joe Biden’s platform as progressive as Obama says?

By Louis Jacobson
April 17, 2020
Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
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Treasury checks

No, you don’t have to pay back your stimulus check

By Louis Jacobson
April 15, 2020
The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200…
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Fauci at briefing

Tweet amplified by Trump misleads on Fauci’s late-February advice

By Louis Jacobson
April 13, 2020
Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat…
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Voter fraud

Donald Trump’s dubious claim that ‘thousands’ are conspiring on mail-ballot fraud

By Louis Jacobson
April 9, 2020
With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
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NY unemployment office

Facebook post shortchanges relief bill’s assistance for laid-off workers

By Louis Jacobson
March 31, 2020
Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee…
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Alcindor-Trump

Reporter was right: Trump did question governors’ ventilator requests

By Louis Jacobson
March 30, 2020
“I didn’t say that” some of the medical equipment that governors are requesting, they don't actually need.
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coronavirus airlines

Trump campaign ad is mostly right on provisions in Pelosi’s coronavirus bill

By Louis Jacobson
March 24, 2020
Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS…
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Red Sqare

Putin didn’t threaten jail time for coronavirus lockdown violators

By Louis Jacobson
March 24, 2020
“Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.”
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Fed building

Despite rates at 0%, Fed still has tools available to stabilize the economy

By Louis Jacobson
March 18, 2020
Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they…
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Trump March 17 presser

Celebrities are sharing a misleading post about Trump’s response to coronavirus

By Daniel Funke , Jon Greenberg , Louis Jacobson , Victoria Knight
March 17, 2020
Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat…
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Quarantine pic

Clarifying what’s accurate, and not, in claims about quarantines

By Louis Jacobson
March 16, 2020
“The CDC can detain anyone with a fever — indefinitely. … Vaccination (is) a way people could get out of detention.”
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Undocumented immigrants for FB post

Post comparing ‘Joe legal’ and ‘Jose illegal’ is rife with inaccuracies

By Louis Jacobson
March 13, 2020
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps,…
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