Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference

In a contentious appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists annual conference in Chicago, former President Donald Trump argued with moderators and opened the conversation by baselessly accusing Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee, of only recently identifying as Black. Asked whether he agreed with some Republicans characterizing Harris as a […]
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Trump rally in Charlotte, N.C., 7-24-2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Charlotte, N.C.

In his first campaign rally since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump attacked his most likely opponent: Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee.  “She is a radical left lunatic who will destroy our country. If she ever gets the chance to get into office,” Trump […]
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¿Es ilegal sustituir a Joe Biden en la boleta electoral? Los expertos dicen que no

Miembros del Partido Republicano argumentan que es demasiado tarde para que los demócratas sustituyan a su candidato. Esta narrativa empezó incluso antes de que el presidente Joe Biden renunciara a su presunta nominación presidencial para 2024 y respaldara a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para el cargo.  En el programa “State of the Union” de CNN […]
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Kamala Harris the day after Biden dropped out at White House, 7-22-2024

Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not

Even before President Joe Biden announced that he would relinquish his presumptive 2024 presidential nomination and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the role, Republicans were laying the groundwork to argue that it is too late for Democrats to replace their candidate. On CNN’s “State of the Union” July 21 — just hours before Biden […]
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Joe Biden terminó su campaña. ¿Ahora, cómo elegirán los demócratas su candidato para la presidencia?

La decisión del presidente Joe Biden de abandonar su candidatura a la presidencia y respaldar a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris genera preguntas sin precedentes sobre cómo los demócratas eligirán a su candidato.  Biden tomó la decisión tras semanas de demócratas pidiendo que se retirara después de su mal desempeño en el debate presidencial del 27 […]
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How unprecedented is it for President Joe Biden to drop out this late? Very

By now, most of us are used to living in “unprecedented times.” But just how unprecedented is Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race a little more than three months before Election Day?  Occasionally, incumbent presidents have decided to not seek reelection. But dropping out midcampaign is incredibly rare. And it […]
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Wilmington, Del., 8-12- 2020

Joe Biden drops out, endorses Kamala Harris. How do the Democrats choose a 2024 nominee now?

President Joe Biden’s decision to forgo the 2024 president nomination and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris unleashes unprecedented questions about how Democrats will choose their nominee. Biden’s move follows weeks of Democratic drum-beating for him to bow out after his poor June 27 presidential debate performance and less than three days after the Republicans completed […]
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A guide to Trump’s 2nd term promises: immigration, economy, foreign policy and more

As he’s campaigned to win back the White House, former President Donald Trump has made a lot of big promises.  Since its founding in 2007, one of PolitiFact’s cornerstones has been tracking the progress, or lack thereof, sitting presidents have made on their campaign promises: We’ve done it for Barack Obama, Trump and Joe Biden. […]
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RNC 2024 Day 2: Fact-checking Kari Lake, Nikki Haley’s claims on Biden’s immigration record

MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Convention’s second night sounded false alarms about a Democratic plot to turn migrants into voters and invocations of divine intervention in preventing former President Donald Trump’s assassination. The party offered a lineup of Senate candidates and Americans who said President Joe Biden’s immigration and crime policies contributed to their loved […]
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2024 RNC fact-check: Trump appears with Vance, allies talk economy on Day 1

MILWAUKEE — Wearing a white bandage on his right ear, former President Donald Trump appeared at the Republican National Convention’s opening night, his first public showing since the attempted assassination July 13.  Cheers of “fight, fight, fight” erupted from the floor of party delegates, a nod to what Trump yelled with a fist pump as […]
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Project 2025: Are Biden campaign warnings about plan for Trump election win correct?

By now, you have probably heard about Project 2025. President Joe Biden certainly hopes so.  Biden’s reelection campaign is blitzing the internet with social media posts, videos, ads and a website that warn of a stark postelection agenda a victorious Donald Trump could execute. “Project 2025 should scare every single American,” Biden posted on X […]
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¿La economía de los latinos fue mejor con Joe Biden o con Donald Trump?

Los candidatos presidenciales están cortejando fuertemente a los votantes latinos en 2024, un año en el cual algunas encuestas muestran que el apoyo de este bloque de votantes puede estar más a la mano que en cualquier otro punto en al menos dos décadas. Históricamente, los votantes latinos han apoyado a los demócratas, aunque eso […]
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