Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat, made waves (and enemies) when he ran an ad that called his opponent "Taliban Dan." Now he he's airing a new ad that tones back the rhetoric a bit. We check the facts.

Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat, made waves (and enemies) when he ran an ad that called his opponent "Taliban Dan." Now he he's airing a new ad that tones back the rhetoric a bit. We check the facts.

White House adviser David Axelrod tried to attack the GOP agenda on This Week with Christiane Amanpour. We rate his accuracy here.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used a quote by House Minority Leader John Boehner to show how the GOP wants to go back to past economic policies. But Boehner's comment was about social issues.

The president goes two for three on statements about taxes, Wall Street and help for automakers.
 

We've checked the Minnesota Republican 11 times and she's never scored higher than a False.

Bill Maher said it might. But we failed to find convincing evidence to support his claim.

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

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.
 

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

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.
 

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.