Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

Showing 1201-1212 of 1255 items

Pondering the perfect game of 1956

The baseball fans here at PolitiFact couldn't resist fact-checking pundit George Will's description of Don Larsen's perfect game.

Read More

Debunking chain e-mail

Our in-box is full of chain e-mail! We check out claims on immigration, Muslim voters, gun laws, and taxing your health care benefits.

Read More

Republicans and the Civil Rights Act

Controversy over Rand Paul's remarks send us off in search of history, checking on Republican votes from the the 1960s.

Read More

For a state in a mess, a messy campaign

As California struggles through a budget crisis and sagging economy, rival Republicans seeking the governorship are attacking on TV like crazy.

Read More

Sen. Mary Landrieu on the Truth-O-Meter

The Louisiana senator has been speaking out on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. We put two of her claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

Read More

Fact-checking national security on ‘This Week’

We've checked statements from Rudy Giuliani, Joe Lieberman and George Will.

Read More

Barking dogs, racial profiling and the Ariz. law

We examine the revisions in the Arizona law and their effect on claims about racial profiling and loud dogs.

Read More

‘Required’ reading on health care

Does the new health care reform bill require people to buy insurance?

Read More

PolitiFact audits three tax claims

As the deadline to file tax forms approached, politicians talked taxes and we checked their math.

Read More

McCain definitely Mavericky

Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain said he never considered himself a maverick. We review the record.

Read More
Showing 1201-1212 of 1255 items