Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi

May 15, 2013

The deaths of four Americans at a diplomatic outpost in Libya have fueled a war of words between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama. We compare the rhetoric with the facts.

Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi

May 14, 2013

The deaths of four Americans at a diplomatic outpost in Libya have fueled a war of words between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama. We compare the rhetoric with the facts.

Did crime plummet after U.S. let guns into national parks?

May 10, 2013

We debunk the claim that rapes, murders, robberies and assaults dropped 85 percent after guns were allowed in the national parks.

Is a new study of Medicaid a game changer?

May 3, 2013

Opponents of expanding Medicaid have questioned whether the insurance program for the poor actually works. Here, we look at a new landmark study on health outcomes for people on Medicaid. The results were surprising.

Is a new study of Medicaid a game changer?

May 3, 2013

A few weeks ago, we rated a claim by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that "expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas." Then, this week, a landmark study was published that addresses some of the same questions. Would it have changed our False rating for Cruz? We take a fresh look.

Fact-checking President Obama’s press conference

May 3, 2013

President Obama spoke with reporters on the 100-day mark for his second term. We checked the facts.

Is a new study of Medicaid a game changer?

May 3, 2013

A few weeks ago, we rated a claim by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that "expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas." Then, this week, a landmark study was published that addresses some of the same questions. Would it have changed our False rating for Cruz? We take a fresh look.

Fact-checking President Obama’s press conference

May 2, 2013

President Obama spoke with reporters on the 100-day mark for his second term. We checked the facts. 

Surprising numbers on sexual assault in the military

April 29, 2013

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said 1 in 5 military women were receiving unwanted sexual contact. Was she right?

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

April 29, 2013

Firearms research has been a battleground for advocacy groups for nearly 20 years, complicating fact-checking and making basic data on guns and gun violence hard to come by. The scarcity of gun research, though, may be coming to an end.

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

April 26, 2013

Firearms research has been a battleground for advocacy groups for nearly 20 years, complicating fact-checking and making basic data on guns and gun violence hard to come by. The scarcity of gun research, though, may be coming to an end.

Is the U.S. letting terrorists slip through its fingers?

April 25, 2013

Is there a pattern of the U.S government looking into potential terrorists, finding nothing incriminating, and then discovering -- too late -- that they were terrorists after all?

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