Jake Horton

London

Journalist, BBC Verify at BBC

Journalist @BBCNews at #BBCVerify, formerly of @BBCRealityCheck. Previously @NBCNews

Articles

Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

1 month ago | currently.att.yahoo.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham

Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa. The meeting - at first warm and light-hearted - quickly changed tone as Trump asked his staff to play a video mostly showing South African opposition politician Julius Malema chanting a song calling for violence against white farmers.
Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham

Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa. The meeting - at first warm and light-hearted - quickly changed tone as Trump asked his staff to play a video showing opposition South African politicians calling for violence against white farmers.
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa

1 month ago | bbc.com | Peter Mwai |Matt Murphy |Jake Horton |Joshua Cheetham

Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with RamaphosaPeter Mwai, Matt Murphy, Jake Horton & Joshua CheethamBBCDonald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa.
Is Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane as a gift?

1 month ago | namibian.com.na | Jake Horton

US President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a plane worth an estimated $400m (£303m) as a gift from Qatar, calling it “a great gesture” that he would be “stupid” to turn down. The potential move has been labelled “wildly illegal” by some members of the rival Democratic Party – something the White House denies – and it has attracted criticism from some of Trump’s supporters.
Is President Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane?

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Jake Horton |Tom Edgington |Joshua Cheetham

Jake Horton, Tom Edgington and Joshua CheethamBBC VerifyUS President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a plane worth an estimated $400m (£303m) as a gift from Qatar, calling it “a great gesture” that he would be “stupid” to turn down. The potential move has been labelled “wildly illegal” by some members of the rival Democratic Party – something the White House denies – and it has attracted criticism from some of Trump’s supporters.
How to use mapping and research tools to plan out your spring bear hunt

1 month ago | gohunt.com | Jake Horton

Simple steps to put you in position to not only find a unit to hunt bears, but map out your area in e-scouting to find successRelatedUsing the GOHUNT Terrain Analysis Tool to help highlight spring bear spots. Spring bear season in the western Lower 48 is a favorite hunt for many hunters. As the winter lull ends, the days lengthen, and the mountains come alive with vegetation and new life, the Black Bear emerges from their den, hungry and ready to forage.
Fact-checking Trump's 100 days speech

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jake Horton |Lucy Gilder

Border crossings, egg prices and jobs - Trump's 100 days speech fact-checkedJake Horton & Lucy GilderGetty ImagesPresident Trump used a rally in Michigan to mark what he claimed had been "the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country, according to many, many people". He highlighted his efforts to tackle illegal immigration, to bring back jobs to the US and end what he called "the inflation nightmare".
Border crossings, egg prices and jobs - Trump's 100 days speech fact-checked

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jake Horton |Lucy Gilder

1 day agoTrump has focused on stopping immigration during his first 100 days. Border crossings are way down, but that makes deportations trickier. Randy and Carol Eiland are relieved they're no longer coming across migrants while horseback-riding near their New Mexico home. In New York, Ildayra Varona …
How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending?

2 months ago | bbc.com | Lucy Gilder |Jake Horton

How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending? Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science teamBBCElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - set up to cut US government spending - claims to have saved, on average, more than $10bn a week since President Trump entered office. "We're talking about almost $200bn and rising fast," Trump told the BBC when talking about Mr Musk's cost-cutting drive on 23 April.
What is alleged and what we know

2 months ago | bbc.com | Shayan Sardarizadeh |Merlyn Thomas |Jake Horton |Mike Wendling

What we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and MS-13 allegationsShayan Sardarizadeh, Merlyn Thomas, Jake Horton & Mike WendlingReutersThe case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia - a 29-year-old from El Salvador who was deported from the US in March - has prompted a legal showdown over the administration's immigration policy. Judges all the way up to the US Supreme Court have ruled that Mr Abrego Garcia was deported in error and that the US government should help "facilitate" his return to his home in Maryland.