Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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A fact-checker’s nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

One of the casualties of the federal government shutdown are statistical websites used by ordinary Americans ... and fact-checkers.

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A fact-checker’s nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

One of the casualties of the federal government shutdown are statistical websites used by ordinary Americans ... and fact-checkers.

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Bipartisan misuse of the word ‘bipartisan’

Even before the government shutdown was official, the blame game was well under way. But in pointing the finger at each other, we found that both sides have played fast and loose with the facts.

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Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression

In an interview on ABC's This Week, President Barack Obama suggested that the economy he inherited may have been worse than the one during the Great Depression. There's some evidence to support that, but a lot that doesn't.

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No, Warren Buffett didn’t say Obamacare should be scrapped

A media hubbub over Warren Buffett's purported rejection of President Barack Obama's health care law was based on an interview that ran three and a half years ago, before Congress even passed the law.

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Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law?

President Barack Obama wanted Congress to back to airstrikes against Syria. But even with congressional approval, would a strike be legal under international law? We review the evidence.

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Mailbag: ‘I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False’

The dog days of summer have brought many critiques of our work, plus some praise. Here's some of what PolitiFact's readers have been saying recently.

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Mike Huckabee’s claim on gun homicides misfires

Mike Huckabee said America's gun-related homicide rate would be the same as Belgium if you left out just a few states. We found this talking point doesn't work, even on its own terms.

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Has ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ been banned, but not assault weapons?

We analyze an ad from a gun control group that has been widely shared on social media.

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Rand Paul stretches the truth on ‘The Daily Show’

Sen. Rand Paul went on The Daily Show and talked about health care for young people. Some of his comments, though, didn't paint an accurate picture of the federal health law and its costs.

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Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

Presidential vacations sometimes prompt criticism over cost and appearances, and President Barack Obama's current vacation is no exception. We look at the vacations of Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush.

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