Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Matthew Pottinger in China

Donald Trump said a New York Times source in the White House doesn’t exist. He does

May 29, 2018
"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…
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School metal detector

Did Congress approve $1.6 billon for school safety?

May 24, 2018
A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."
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Gas tanker truck

Senate Democrats flub stat on increase of gas prices this year

May 23, 2018
"El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."
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Flynn leaving courthouse

Is the Mueller probe costing $20 million, as Donald Trump says?

May 23, 2018
The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000."
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Tina Smith and Mark Dayton

Is the minimum wage worth less now than 50 years ago?

May 22, 2018
"Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
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Santa Fe shooting for Graham

Have more students been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones?

May 21, 2018
"So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones."
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Antarctica photo

Mo Brooks’ incomplete comments on Antarctic ice

May 21, 2018
"You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."
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Waters Cooper meme

No, Maxine Waters did not say she would impeach Donald Trump if she were president

May 17, 2018
Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump."
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Mike Pence for religion

Is Mike Pence right that religion is gaining new life in US?

May 16, 2018
"Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."
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gorsuch photo

Patrick Morrisey cherry-picks Joe Manchin’s votes on Trump Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch

May 15, 2018
"If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote."
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Joe Manchin in hallway

Patrick Morrisey says Joe Manchin won’t budge on Obamacare, ignoring bipartisan efforts

May 15, 2018
Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare."
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Pelosi for Medicaid

Nancy Pelosi wrong on Medicaid’s role for children, elderly

May 11, 2018
"Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility…
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