Latest Fact-Checks By Louis Jacobson

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Trump and military spouses

Did Donald Trump sign the first military pay raise in 10 years?

May 10, 2018

Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."

Joe Manchin in hallway

Will interest on the debt exceed defense spending by 2022?

May 10, 2018

"By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country."

Mussolini

Madeleine Albright compares Mussolini, Trump on use of ‘drain the swamp’

May 9, 2018

Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."

Blankenship debate screenshot

Fact-checking Don Blankenship on Mitch McConnell and China

May 3, 2018

"Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."

Morrisey debate screenshot

Did Evan Jenkins once say his philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’?

May 2, 2018

"You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003."

Jenkins debate screenshot

Did Evan Jenkins correctly cite past PolitiFact rulings in a debate?

May 2, 2018

"All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every…

Michelle Wolf at charity show

Is Michelle Wolf right that Flint still doesn’t have clean water?

May 1, 2018

"Flint still doesn’t have clean water."

Trump and Kanye

Fact-checking the Donald Trump, Kanye bromance

April 26, 2018

"Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the…

Jenkins debate screenshot

How much have Republicans cut EPA budget, staff in two years?

April 26, 2018

"I’ve cut a half a billion (dollars) out of the EPA just in the last two years. We’ve cut 3,000 jobs out of the EPA."

Afghanistan

Are most of our taxes spent on the war on terror? No

April 24, 2018

"Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"

Blll Clinton foundation

No, British Intelligence didn’t seize $400 million from Clinton Foundation

April 20, 2018

"British Intelligence Seizes Clinton Foundation Warehouse, $400 Million In Cash."

Trump and Abe at Mar a lago

Is Donald Trump correct about the size of the U.S. trade deficit with Japan?

April 19, 2018

"The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year."

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