Louis Jacobson is a Sr. Correspondent at PolitiFact. He covers a wide range of topics including elections, government, public policy, and economic policy, with a particular focus on regional interests and world affairs. Louis has been featured in numerous publications such as the Times West Virginian, U.S. News & World Report, and The Denver Gazette, among others.
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By: Louis Jacobson
In GlobalFact keynote, Nina Jankowicz urges fact-checkers to keep up the fight.
Fact-checkers from India, Argentina and Poland showcased videos that debunk scams, explain immigration policy and challenge politicians
By: Louis Jacobson
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia respect and value fact-checking, journalists say.
As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation’s bicentennial — reveals notable similarities with today.
And what's coming up next
By: Louis Jacobson
At PolitiFact, we have been holding presidents to account for their falsehoods since 2007, covering the tenures of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden and now Trump again.
PolitiFact has been fact-checking statements by presidents, and other politicians, since 2007. What if we’d been around for all of U.S. history? Here are some of the important falsehoods we would have needed to address.
Panels at GlobalFact discuss AI hallucinations, bias and how it affects the environment in which they work.
By: Louis Jacobson
The annual awards honored fact-checking projects focused on impact, innovation, collaboration and journalistic excellence
The border between Lithuania and Belarus marks the line between Western Europe and Russia's sphere of influence. We went to see it.
