Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Democrats on Robert Mueller’s team

By Louis Jacobson

March 21, 2018

Robert Mueller’s investigative team has "13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans."

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Ryan Zinke wrong that Trump proposal would be biggest ever for public lands

By Louis Jacobson

March 19, 2018

A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history."

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Here’s what’s wrong about Donald Trump’s attack on Canada trade deficit

By Louis Jacobson

March 15, 2018

"We do have a Trade Deficit with Canada, as we do with almost all countries (some of them massive)."

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How ‘vital to our national security’ is steel, aluminum?

By Louis Jacobson

March 9, 2018

American aluminum and steel "are vital to our national security. ... They are the bedrock of our defense industrial base."

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Donald Trump is wrong about wage trends

By Louis Jacobson

March 9, 2018

"When I was campaigning, I was talking about 18 and 20 years (when) wages effectively went down. Now, for the first time in a long…

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Has automation driven job losses in the steel industry?

By Louis Jacobson

March 8, 2018

"Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."

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Donald Trump is correct about record-low ratings for 2018 Oscars

By Louis Jacobson

March 6, 2018

The 2018 Academy Awards show was the "lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY."

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Was Russia ‘exempted’ from latest round of North Korea sanctions?

By Louis Jacobson

March 6, 2018

President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The…

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Ryan Zinke wrong that gas prices are down 40% under Trump

By Louis Jacobson

February 26, 2018

"Under the previous administration it was … $100 to fill a car. American energy has delivered. Now it's $60. That’s $40 you have in your…

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Precedent says West Virginia teacher’s strike isn’t lawful

By Louis Jacobson

February 26, 2018

"The impending work stoppage is unlawful."

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Fact-checking a misleading post on ID requirements for buying guns, voting

By Louis Jacobson

February 22, 2018

In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.

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Has Donald Trump ‘been much tougher on Russia’ than Barack Obama?

By John Kruzel , Louis Jacobson

February 20, 2018

"I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!"

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