Louis Jacobson
@loujacobson
@PolitiFact sr corr; columnist-handicapper @Center4Politics @usnews; sr author @The_Almanac of Am Pol; @wvumediacollege @BonasJSchool; ex-Roll Call, Nat Journal
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https://www.politifact.com/staff/louis-jacobson/ 05-05-2010 03:34:51
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My latest PolitiFact w/ Amy Sherman: A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order. politifact.com/article/2024/a…
My OTHER PolitiFact article today w/ Samantha Putterman: Joe Biden largely right about high level of U.S. support for Roe.
politifact.com/factchecks/202…
How accurate are The Cook Political Report's race ratings?
Ethan Jasny looked at our forecasts for 10,374 races and found that our' Lean' ratings are correct around 94% of the time, 'Likely' ratings are correct around 97% of the time, and 'Solid' ratings are virtually 100%…
The 4th in my U.S. News & World Report series of 13 profiles of counties to watch in the 2024 presidential race: Today, Erie County, Pa. usnews.com/news/elections…
My latest PolitiFact w/ Samantha Putterman: Donald Trump is wrong on Democrats’ abortion stance. They don’t support the ‘execution’ of babies. politifact.com/factchecks/202…
The latest from our PolitiFact partnership with Jandoli School of Communication: Do the vast majority of colleges in New York state lack on-site voting?politifact.com/factchecks/202…
The third in my series of 13 profiles of counties to watch in the 2024 presidential race for U.S. News & World Report: Wake County, North Carolina. usnews.com/news/elections…
Here's the second of my 13 articles about counties to watch in the 2024 presidential race for U.S. News & World Report: 'The 2024 Battleground Counties: Cobb County, Georgia.'
usnews.com/news/elections…
My latest PolitiFact w/ Matthew Crowley: Is the current Congress the least productive of our lifetime? So far, yes. politifact.com/factchecks/202…
My latest PolitiFact: No, crime has not 'skyrocketed' under Joe Biden, as Rep. Nancy Mace claimed. politifact.com/factchecks/202…
I have just embarked on a project for U.S. News & World Report to write about 13 different counties to watch to understand the 2024 presidential election. Each article will include lots of data and graphics, in addition to reporting. Here's my first: Maricopa County, Ariz.
usnews.com/news/elections…
Fact-checking is vital in the fight against global misinformation. This #FactCheckingDay , show your support for the truth.
My latest PolitiFact w/ Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu: US warning Russia about a terror attack doesn’t mean the US ordered it. It was the ‘duty to warn.' politifact.com/factchecks/202…