Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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Looking at unemployment, education, Obama’s approval rating

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

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Do many illegal immigrants deliver ‘anchor babies’?

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.

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Space policy keeps rocketing to prominence

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

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Fact-checking Tim Pawlenty

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

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Rhode Island candidate waves the bloody sock

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

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Trading barbs on job creation and the stimulus

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

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Do drone attacks comply with international law?

On ABC's This Week, CIA Director Leon Panetta said there is "no question that we are abiding by international law and the law of war" in CIA operations in Pakistan. But not everyone agrees.

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Once again, Arizona governor jumps into debate over illegal immigration

But we find Gov. Jan Brewer's claim -- that "the majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules" -- is unsupported by the facts.

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Did Obama inherit the McChrystal ‘problem’ from President Bush?

In a rant, liberal TV host Ed Schultz suggested that the "problem" of Gen. Stanley McChrystal is something President Barack Obama "inherited from the Bush Administration." We beg to differ.

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