Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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White House exaggerates Boehner’s tax cut stance

September 13, 2010

The White House says the Republican leader changed his position on the tax cuts. We find it's not much of a change.

Exploring the similarities between 1982 and today

September 7, 2010

Some political analysts say there are similarities between the recession Reagan faced in 1982 and the one President Obama faces today. We check the facts on a claim about unemployment.
 

Rating tax attacks in Pennsylvania Senate race

September 1, 2010

Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Joe Sestak have beat up on each other with advertisements over tax policy. We sort through the charges.

On ‘This Week’: schools, jobs and McDonald’s eggs

August 31, 2010

The guests discussed dropout rates, nutrition and whether McDonalds serves free-range eggs at its British restaurants. We put the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
 

Is the Obama administration keeping track of our fat?

August 30, 2010

A candidate for a New York congressional seat says the Obama administration is planning to keep a federal health record on all U.S. citizens, including everyone's Body Mass Index. We check the facts.

Looking at unemployment, education, Obama’s approval rating

August 17, 2010

We check claims from a Democrat and a Republican who appeared on ABC's "This Week.''

Do many illegal immigrants deliver ‘anchor babies’?

August 6, 2010

Critics of illegal immigration say there's a growing problem of women from other countries coming to the U.S. to deliver "anchor babies" who automatically become citizens. We assess the evidence.

Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence

August 2, 2010

We look at a controversial comment by NASA chief Charles Bolden as well as two space promises the president did not fully keep.

Fact-checking Tim Pawlenty

July 29, 2010

We fact-check two claims involving the Minnesota governor. Many believe the Republican is eyeing a 2012 run for president.

Rhode Island candidate waves the bloody sock

July 28, 2010

Lincoln Chafee should have known better than to bring up Curt Schilling in his gubernatorial run. PolitiFact Rhode Island explains why.

Trading barbs on job creation and the stimulus

July 15, 2010

We check competing visions of the job picture by Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Leader John Boehner.

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