Latest Fact-checks in Health Care Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 10, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000. Mitch McConnell stated on July 9, 2014 in a YouTube video: Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare." Charlie Crist stated on July 2, 2014 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs." Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours." Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Hillary Clinton stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival: "A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception." Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated on June 30, 2014 in a dissenting opinion in "Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby": "Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men." Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN: "Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 30, 2014 in a statement to the media: "Nearly 60 percent of women who use birth control do so for more than just family planning." Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives." Washington Examiner stated on June 9, 2014 in opinion piece: U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare. Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2014 in In a television ad: Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. Allan Fung stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV commercial: Ken "Block supports Obamacare." David Scott stated on May 27, 2014 in WABE: "We’ve got an average of 5,600 soldiers committing suicide. That’s about 20 a day." Paul Ryan stated on May 5, 2014 in remarks at a forum: Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026." Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October." Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad: In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious." Jeff Merkley stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview: "400,000 Oregonians have gained access to health care" through the Affordable Care Act. Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on May 20, 2014 in the group's website: "Less than 5 percent of registered users in states allowing medical marijuana have cancer or AIDS." Charlie Crist stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: 41,200 veterans in Florida "don’t have health care because Scott didn’t expand Medicaid." Monica Wehby stated on May 21, 2014 in a campaign news release: "Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan." Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on May 20, 2014 in the group's website: A proposed amendment "allows a teenager to get a recommendation for medical marijuana without the consent of a parent." Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on May 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: Obamacare is "one big fat VA system." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 18, 2014 in a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years." Bobby Jindal stated on May 13, 2014 in an op-ed for Politico Magazine: Says Hillary Clinton opposed an individual mandate and favored an employer mandate back in 1993. Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation: "Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality." Russ Fulcher stated on May 14, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
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Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 10, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000. Mitch McConnell stated on July 9, 2014 in a YouTube video: Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare." Charlie Crist stated on July 2, 2014 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs." Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours." Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Hillary Clinton stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival: "A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception." Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated on June 30, 2014 in a dissenting opinion in "Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby": "Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men." Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN: "Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 30, 2014 in a statement to the media: "Nearly 60 percent of women who use birth control do so for more than just family planning." Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives." Washington Examiner stated on June 9, 2014 in opinion piece: U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare. Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2014 in In a television ad: Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. Allan Fung stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV commercial: Ken "Block supports Obamacare." David Scott stated on May 27, 2014 in WABE: "We’ve got an average of 5,600 soldiers committing suicide. That’s about 20 a day." Paul Ryan stated on May 5, 2014 in remarks at a forum: Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026." Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October." Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad: In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious." Jeff Merkley stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview: "400,000 Oregonians have gained access to health care" through the Affordable Care Act. Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on May 20, 2014 in the group's website: "Less than 5 percent of registered users in states allowing medical marijuana have cancer or AIDS." Charlie Crist stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: 41,200 veterans in Florida "don’t have health care because Scott didn’t expand Medicaid." Monica Wehby stated on May 21, 2014 in a campaign news release: "Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan." Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on May 20, 2014 in the group's website: A proposed amendment "allows a teenager to get a recommendation for medical marijuana without the consent of a parent." Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on May 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: Obamacare is "one big fat VA system." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 18, 2014 in a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years." Bobby Jindal stated on May 13, 2014 in an op-ed for Politico Magazine: Says Hillary Clinton opposed an individual mandate and favored an employer mandate back in 1993. Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation: "Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality." Russ Fulcher stated on May 14, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 10, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000.
Mitch McConnell stated on July 9, 2014 in a YouTube video: Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare."
Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Hillary Clinton stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival: "A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated on June 30, 2014 in a dissenting opinion in "Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby": "Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men."
Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN: "Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 30, 2014 in a statement to the media: "Nearly 60 percent of women who use birth control do so for more than just family planning."
Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives."
Washington Examiner stated on June 9, 2014 in opinion piece: U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare.
Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2014 in In a television ad: Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.
David Scott stated on May 27, 2014 in WABE: "We’ve got an average of 5,600 soldiers committing suicide. That’s about 20 a day."
Paul Ryan stated on May 5, 2014 in remarks at a forum: Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."
Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."
Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad: In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious."
Jeff Merkley stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview: "400,000 Oregonians have gained access to health care" through the Affordable Care Act.
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on May 20, 2014 in the group's website: "Less than 5 percent of registered users in states allowing medical marijuana have cancer or AIDS."
Charlie Crist stated on May 23, 2014 in a tweet: 41,200 veterans in Florida "don’t have health care because Scott didn’t expand Medicaid."
Monica Wehby stated on May 21, 2014 in a campaign news release: "Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster."
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."
Don't Let Florida Go To Pot stated on May 20, 2014 in the group's website: A proposed amendment "allows a teenager to get a recommendation for medical marijuana without the consent of a parent."
Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on May 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: Obamacare is "one big fat VA system."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 18, 2014 in a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years."
Bobby Jindal stated on May 13, 2014 in an op-ed for Politico Magazine: Says Hillary Clinton opposed an individual mandate and favored an employer mandate back in 1993.
Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation: "Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality."
Russ Fulcher stated on May 14, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
