Latest Fact Checks By Louis Jacobson

Bernie Sanders says he consistently beats Donald Trump by bigger margins than Hillary Clinton does

By Louis Jacobson

March 8, 2016

"Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally."

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Bernie Sanders wrong to say, ‘When you’re white … you don’t know what it’s like to be poor’

By Louis Jacobson

March 7, 2016

"When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."

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Is Donald Trump right that the Great Wall of China is 2,000 years old and 13,000 miles long?

By Louis Jacobson

March 7, 2016

"The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles (long)."

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Mitt Romney praised Donald Trump’s business skill in 2012, then flip-flopped in 2016

By Louis Jacobson

March 6, 2016

On Donald Trump's track record in business

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Ted Cruz says Donald Trump wrote 10 checks to Hillary Clinton campaigns

By Louis Jacobson

March 4, 2016

Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to…

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John Kasich correct that he polls best among GOP hopefuls against Hillary Clinton

By Louis Jacobson

March 4, 2016

In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points."

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Ted Cruz wrongly says Harry Reid likes Donald Trump best in GOP field

By Louis Jacobson

March 2, 2016

Says "Harry Reid, when asked about the Republican field, said the Republican he likes the best is Donald Trump, and he said, because I can…

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Donald Trump wrong that New York Times can’t be sued for a ‘story that they know is false’

By Louis Jacobson

March 1, 2016

Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued."

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Hillary Clinton is off-base on comparison of mortgage rejections by race

By Louis Jacobson

February 26, 2016

"You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even…

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Donald Trump cites dubious legend about Gen. Pershing, pig’s blood and Muslims

By Louis Jacobson

February 23, 2016

Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot…

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Marco Rubio says Americans pay more in taxes than food, clothing and housing

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

February 23, 2016

"People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined."  

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Marco Rubio says two-thirds of U.S. kids can’t read at grade level

By Louis Jacobson

February 18, 2016

"Two-thirds of our kids can’t read at grade level."

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