5 People 95 Fact-checks 49 Articles People (5) Lou Barletta Lou Dobbs Lou Greenwald Lou Ann Zelenik Virginia "Jennie Lou" Leeder Fact-checks (95) Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says raising the state income tax rate on millionaires to offset property taxes for other residents is "not a tax increase. It's a tax shift." By Bill Wichert• July 19, 2012 David Dewhurst stated on March 02, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Dan Patrick "supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car." By W. Gardner Selby• March 14, 2014 Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill. By Catharine Richert• October 19, 2009 Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.” By Bill McCarthy• March 13, 2020 Lou Dobbs stated on November 20, 2009 in an interview on Telemundo: On legalizing illegal immigrants. By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 30, 2009 Lou Greenwald stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release: "Under this tax cut, middle-class families don't save enough for a week's worth of groceries, while millionaires save enough to go on an exotic vacation." By Erin O'Neill• January 22, 2012 Sheila Oliver stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview on WOR-AM: Says "$57,000 is the mean [income] in our state" for a family. By Erin O'Neill• April 25, 2012 Lou Greenwald stated on June 06, 2012 in a tweet: "In 2011, NJ economy ranked 47th--at the bottom with Alabama, Mississippi & Wyoming. Under Christie, NJ is falling behind." By Bill Wichert• June 19, 2012 Barbara Buono stated on August 27, 2012 in an op-ed in Politico: Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest." By Erin O'Neill• September 2, 2012 Lou Greenwald stated on April 01, 2012 in an interview with on NJTV's "On The Record.": New Jersey has "the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. They are the highest property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average." By Caryn Shinske• May 10, 2012 Daniel Mielke stated on September 07, 2010 in a statement on campaign web site: "Close to 30% of our federal prison population consists of illegal immigrants." By Cary Spivak• September 8, 2010 Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million. By Bill Wichert• July 18, 2012 Lou Greenwald stated on August 09, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount." By Erin O'Neill• August 16, 2012 Lou Barletta stated on June 07, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." By Colin Deppen• June 12, 2018 Lou Greenwald stated on December 04, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." By Caryn Shinske• December 16, 2012 Lou Dobbs stated on November 15, 2018 in on Fox Business Network: "We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago." By John Kruzel• November 16, 2018 Rick Santorum stated on July 13, 2014 in a "Meet the Press" pundit panel: "We are accepting more legal immigrants than we ever have in the history (of the United States.)" By Katie Sanders• July 16, 2014 Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA." By Zari Tarazona• December 6, 2017 Lou Dobbs stated on March 02, 2020 in a TV interview: The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing." By Bill McCarthy• March 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2020 Articles (49) Lou Dobbs on the Flip-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 1, 2009 Immigration claims aplenty from Rick Perry, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014 Tuning the Truth-O-Meter By Bill Adair• January 25, 2012 At Thanksgiving, fact-checkers give thanks By Jon Greenberg• November 25, 2020 Checking Ted Cruz on the facts in New Hampshire By Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2016 New Hampshire road trip mailbag: What concerns PolitiFact readers going into 2024 By Ellen Hine• January 20, 2024 Rush Limbaugh, Cokie Roberts, Fox News 'banned' in Canada: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 17, 2014 Happy New Year! PolitiFact New Jersey looks back on 2012 fact-checks, and ahead to the politics of 2013 By Bill Wichert• January 1, 2013 PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall By Ellen Hine• January 19, 2024 Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults By Julie Appleby• January 12, 2024 Facebook Mailbag: 'PolitiFact is no longer a reliable source' By Molly O'Connor• July 25, 2014 PolitiFact on the road: The claims Ron DeSantis repeated during his CNN town hall in New Hampshire By Ellen Hine• January 17, 2024 Donald Trump, Mexico--and Morocco By W. Gardner Selby• January 4, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the current immigration crisis By Derek Tsang• July 17, 2014 Why it’s hard to estimate the coronavirus death rate this early By Bill McCarthy• March 6, 2020 In Context: As Trump criticizes, a look back at Fauci’s early coronavirus statements By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2020 50 Fox News 'lies' in 6 seconds, from 'The Daily Show' By Lauren Carroll, Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2015 Truth-O-Meter rules on Democrat claims By Caryn Shinske• January 24, 2012 The fact-checks behind 'The Daily Show's' 50 Fox news 'lies' By Lauren Carroll, Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2015 Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? By Daniel Funke• March 12, 2020
Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says raising the state income tax rate on millionaires to offset property taxes for other residents is "not a tax increase. It's a tax shift." By Bill Wichert• July 19, 2012 David Dewhurst stated on March 02, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Dan Patrick "supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car." By W. Gardner Selby• March 14, 2014 Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill. By Catharine Richert• October 19, 2009 Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.” By Bill McCarthy• March 13, 2020 Lou Dobbs stated on November 20, 2009 in an interview on Telemundo: On legalizing illegal immigrants. By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 30, 2009 Lou Greenwald stated on January 17, 2012 in a press release: "Under this tax cut, middle-class families don't save enough for a week's worth of groceries, while millionaires save enough to go on an exotic vacation." By Erin O'Neill• January 22, 2012 Sheila Oliver stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview on WOR-AM: Says "$57,000 is the mean [income] in our state" for a family. By Erin O'Neill• April 25, 2012 Lou Greenwald stated on June 06, 2012 in a tweet: "In 2011, NJ economy ranked 47th--at the bottom with Alabama, Mississippi & Wyoming. Under Christie, NJ is falling behind." By Bill Wichert• June 19, 2012 Barbara Buono stated on August 27, 2012 in an op-ed in Politico: Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest." By Erin O'Neill• September 2, 2012 Lou Greenwald stated on April 01, 2012 in an interview with on NJTV's "On The Record.": New Jersey has "the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. They are the highest property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average." By Caryn Shinske• May 10, 2012 Daniel Mielke stated on September 07, 2010 in a statement on campaign web site: "Close to 30% of our federal prison population consists of illegal immigrants." By Cary Spivak• September 8, 2010 Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million. By Bill Wichert• July 18, 2012 Lou Greenwald stated on August 09, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount." By Erin O'Neill• August 16, 2012 Lou Barletta stated on June 07, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." By Colin Deppen• June 12, 2018 Lou Greenwald stated on December 04, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." By Caryn Shinske• December 16, 2012 Lou Dobbs stated on November 15, 2018 in on Fox Business Network: "We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago." By John Kruzel• November 16, 2018 Rick Santorum stated on July 13, 2014 in a "Meet the Press" pundit panel: "We are accepting more legal immigrants than we ever have in the history (of the United States.)" By Katie Sanders• July 16, 2014 Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA." By Zari Tarazona• December 6, 2017 Lou Dobbs stated on March 02, 2020 in a TV interview: The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing." By Bill McCarthy• March 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2020
Lou Dobbs on the Flip-O-Meter By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 1, 2009 Immigration claims aplenty from Rick Perry, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 31, 2014 Tuning the Truth-O-Meter By Bill Adair• January 25, 2012 At Thanksgiving, fact-checkers give thanks By Jon Greenberg• November 25, 2020 Checking Ted Cruz on the facts in New Hampshire By Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2016 New Hampshire road trip mailbag: What concerns PolitiFact readers going into 2024 By Ellen Hine• January 20, 2024 Rush Limbaugh, Cokie Roberts, Fox News 'banned' in Canada: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 17, 2014 Happy New Year! PolitiFact New Jersey looks back on 2012 fact-checks, and ahead to the politics of 2013 By Bill Wichert• January 1, 2013 PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall By Ellen Hine• January 19, 2024 Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults By Julie Appleby• January 12, 2024 Facebook Mailbag: 'PolitiFact is no longer a reliable source' By Molly O'Connor• July 25, 2014 PolitiFact on the road: The claims Ron DeSantis repeated during his CNN town hall in New Hampshire By Ellen Hine• January 17, 2024 Donald Trump, Mexico--and Morocco By W. Gardner Selby• January 4, 2016 Fact-checking claims about the current immigration crisis By Derek Tsang• July 17, 2014 Why it’s hard to estimate the coronavirus death rate this early By Bill McCarthy• March 6, 2020 In Context: As Trump criticizes, a look back at Fauci’s early coronavirus statements By Jon Greenberg• July 14, 2020 50 Fox News 'lies' in 6 seconds, from 'The Daily Show' By Lauren Carroll, Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2015 Truth-O-Meter rules on Democrat claims By Caryn Shinske• January 24, 2012 The fact-checks behind 'The Daily Show's' 50 Fox news 'lies' By Lauren Carroll, Aaron Sharockman• February 26, 2015 Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? By Daniel Funke• March 12, 2020
