Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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Ad Watch: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing economic arguments

October 29, 2024

As Election Day nears, former President Donald Trump released an ad chock-full of economic claims. Many are misleading or wrong. Here’s a look at some of the claims in his Oct. 25 ad, “Never Quit.”  “When I first came into office, I cut taxes more than any other president.” This is a falsehood Trump said […]

Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, 10-27-2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City

October 27, 2024

Former President Donald Trump hammered an anti-immigration theme in his closing argument pitch to voters Oct. 27 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.  But before Trump spoke, the event made headlines for a series of racist jokes by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe. He called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” and disparaged Black Americans, Latinos […]

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election during Joe Rogan interview

October 26, 2024

In a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan — a conversation that lasted even longer than one of Donald Trump’s rally speeches — the former president repeated falsehoods about the outcome of the 2020 election. The conversation came less than two weeks before Election Day and ranged from claims about life on Mars to illegal […]

Harris CNN town hall 10-23-2024

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall in Pennsylvania

October 24, 2024

In a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris faced tough questions about her policy approach from voters and took the  opportunity to share several introspective moments. Voters at the Oct. 23 event in the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County pressed Harris on why her administration didn’t act sooner to curb illegal immigration, what she planned […]

Live fact-checking Kamala Harris’ town hall on CNN

October 23, 2024

PolitiFact fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris on CNN as she spoke with voters in a town hall outside of Philadelphia.  Former President Donald Trump was invited to hold a town hall on the network but declined. There are no future debates planned for the campaign.   ELECTION UPDATES: Follow along for our latest updates, fact-checks and analysis […]

Elon Musk in front of big U.S. flag in Folsom, Pa, 10-17-2024

Would the federal government prosecute Elon Musk for his $1 million lottery? Don’t hold your breath

October 22, 2024

Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1 million daily lottery for registered voters in battleground states who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment. Musk fans were elated. Critics said the giveaway could be illegal. To qualify for the lottery, petition signers […]

PolitiFact verificó lo que Donald Trump dijo a votantes latinos en foro de Univision

October 18, 2024

En una audiencia pública de Noticias Univision en el sur de Florida, el expresidente Donald Trump respondió preguntas de votantes latinos indecisos. Ellos lo cuestionaron sobre la causa y efecto de su agenda migratoria, su respuesta a los disturbios del 6 de enero de 2021 en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos y si creía lo […]

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters

October 17, 2024

At a Noticias Univision town hall in South Florida, former President Donald Trump faced undecided Latino voters who questioned him on the cause-and-effect of his immigration agenda, his response to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots, and whether he believed the things he’s said about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Trump often avoided direct answers. […]

Trump, Faulkner Town Hall Fox News, 10-16-2024

12 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s all-women Fox News town hall

October 16, 2024

During a special town hall that aired Oct. 16, former President Donald Trump joined Fox News host Harris Faulkner for a discussion before an all-female audience. The talk aimed to focus on issues of particular interest to women ahead of Election Day, Nov. 5. With polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading among women voters, […]

Ruben Gallego-Kari Lake Arizona U.S. Senate debate in Phoenix, 10-9-2024

Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake

October 10, 2024

In the only scheduled debate for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate race, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego sought to cast Republican Kari Lake as having extreme views. Lake said Gallego had undergone an “extreme makeover” to make his liberal views more palatable to moderate and conservative voters. Lake, a longtime news anchor in Phoenix, came to national […]

"The View" with Kamala Harris, 10-8-2024

‘Call Her Daddy,’ ‘The Howard Stern Show,’ ’60 Minutes’: How accurate was Kamala Harris’ media tour?

October 9, 2024

Since entering the presidential race in July, Vice President Kamala Harris sat for relatively few  interviews with media outlets, opting instead for rallies with scripted speeches.  That changed this week. In a few days’ span, she did interviews with the hard-hitting network newsmagazine, CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” ABC’s morning talkfest “The View” and CBS’ “The […]

How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris want to change your taxes

October 9, 2024

Updated with additional promises, Oct. 13, 2024 One of the most important questions many Americans have in an election is how presidential candidates would approach taxes. For this year’s nominees, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, their answers have little in common. Trump would prioritize income tax cuts for wealthier Americans and […]

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