Louis Jacobson

Louis Jacobson is the chief correspondent at PolitiFact. He has been with the organization since 2009, previously serving as senior correspondent and deputy editor. Before joining PolitiFact, he worked as a deputy editor of Roll Call and founded its legislative wire service, CongressNow. Jacobson spent over a decade covering politics, policy, Congress, and lobbying for National Journal magazine. He is the senior author of The Almanac of American Politics since 2016 and has contributed to it since 2004. Since 2004, he has been writing a column on politics in the states which has run in Roll Call, Stateline.org, Governing, and the Cook Political Report. He now divides the column between Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics and U.S. News and World Report.

Biography:  https://www.politifact.com/staff/louis-jacobson/

68%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

65%

Examples:

  • Marsha Blackburn and Katie Britt made false statements about the strength of the economy under Trump.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • The article reported contradictory information on various economic indicators such as unemployment rates, tax cuts, and inflation.

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • Two statements made by Marsha Blackburn and Katie Britt were identified as deceptive.

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Broke On: Tuesday, 09 July 2024 The Republican National Convention began on July 18, 2024, with economic themes and Trump's first public appearance since an assassination attempt. Trump urged Republicans to win elections using all means and emphasized his America First policies. Speakers highlighted the GOP's economic achievements under Trump, including tax cuts and trade deals. Despite some misinformation, the convention marked a populist shift in the Republican Party.