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Louis Jacobson - PolitiFact Chief Correspondent
Louis Jacobson

PolitiFact Chief Correspondent

Louis Jacobson is the chief correspondent for PolitiFact and a staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times. He has served as deputy editor of Roll Call and as founding editor of its legislative wire service, CongressNow. Earlier, he spent more than a decade covering politics, policy and lobbying for National Journal magazine.

  1. Trump was misleading about Walmart Thanksgiving dinner price comparison
    • Florida Politics
    PolitiFact examined the price of Walmart's Thanksgiving meal package after President Donald Trump referenced it in talking points about lowering prices.
  2. Trump proposed $2,000 payments from tariff dividends. Would that work?
    • Florida Politics
    President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2. Earlier this month, Trump promised Americans $2,000 each from the "trillions of dollars" in tariff revenue he said his administration has collected.
  3. Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
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  5. How Iceland fits into Trump’s plans and how Icelanders feel about it | Column
    • Viewpoints
    The Northern Lights over Reykjavik, Iceland.
  6. Can Florida drivers run over protesters without consequence? What the law says.
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
  7. Will Trump’s tax and spending bill add to the deficit? | Fact check
    • Nation & World
    The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. As House Republicans continued their efforts to advance what President Donald Trump calls his “big, beautiful bill” of tax and spending cuts, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt played down the bill’s expected federal deficit impact.
  8. Have gas prices ‘collapsed’ under Donald Trump? | Fact check
    • Nation & World
    The HF Sinclair El Dorado oil refinery is seen March 21 in El Dorado, Kan. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said May 18 on NBC's "Meet the Press" that gas prices have "collapsed" under President Donald Trump.
  9. A very early look at which of Florida’s US House races may be competitive in 2026
    • Elections
    The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
  10. Trump exaggerates speed, certainty of drug price reductions | Fact check
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    President Donald Trump expressed high hopes for an executive order to reduce drug prices. But experts caution that the order’s required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix.
  11. Can Trump legally accept $400M plane from Qatar? What experts, Constitution say
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured to check out new hardware and technology features, and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport on Feb. 16. Trump is facing backlash for his willingness to accept an airplane worth an estimated $400 million from Qatar’s royal family.
  12. Will Trump’s tariffs cost families $4,000, as Schumer says? | Fact check
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, center, is flanked by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, second from right, as he speaks during an event with House and Senate Democrats to mark 100 days of President Donald Trump's term on the steps of the Senate on April 30. Schumer said last month on CNN's "State of the Union" that Trump's tariffs would cost American families about $4,000 a year.
  13. Trump says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles | Fact check
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
  14. What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines?
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Michael Milano works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 7, 2025.
  15. Sen. Rick Scott wrong that full-time jobs dropped under President Biden
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans met with Elon Musk at the Capitol in Washington on March 5.
  16. What to know about federal spending as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Elon Musk, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 11.
  17. As Trump readies new tariffs, a look at the impact of his first-term tariffs
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    A cargo ship waits to leave to the leave the Port of Los Angeles on June 25, 2024, in San Pedro, California.
  18. Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day speech and more
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    President Donald Trump speaks as Usha Vance listens in Emancipation Hall after the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
  19. Donald Trump is again promising to overturn birthright citizenship. Can he do it?
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    President-elect Donald Trump attends a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Dec. 7, 2024.
  20. Can President-elect Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress?
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Workers pack avocados in Uruapan, Mexico, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
  21. How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain
    • Elections
    Former President Donald Trump dances as former first lady Melania Trump watches at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach.
  22. Is Matt Gaetz ‘an accomplished attorney’? A closer look at his record as a lawyer
    • Elections
    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23.
  23. A look at Florida’s (dwindling) list of competitive US House races
    • Elections
    A view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
  24. Fact-checks of Trump and Harris’ talking points ahead of the presidential debate
    • Elections
    This combination of photos taken at campaign rallies in Atlanta shows Vice President Kamala Harris on July 30, 2024, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on Aug. 3.