Latest False 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 Association of Mature American Citizens stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad: AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood." Rodman Debra stated on September 20, 2019 in a TV ad.: Siobhan Dunnavant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions." Viral image stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says getting up too quickly in the middle of the night can cause "sudden death." Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial: "What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net." John Delaney stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills: "We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly." Bloggers stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection." Dave Griffith stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing: "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court." Viral image stated on April 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Health and Human Services admits they have never conducted federally-required monitoring of vaccine safety for over 30 years." Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities. Cory Booker stated on February 4, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans." Alberta Darling stated on December 5, 2018 in a news release: "Democrats flip flop on pre-existing conditions." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Tony Evers stated on November 1, 2018 in a public forum: Says Walker "wants to get rid of" students’ ability to stay on their parents’ health insurance. Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally: "The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore." Kevin Cramer stated on October 26, 2018 in U.S. Senate debate: "Protections on pre-existing conditions have been there since the 1970s." John Culberson stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher contradicted herself on her health care position by saying "we need universal health care." George Holding stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate: "Obamacare raised premiums by 100 percent and after that 91 percent of the people were covered, but we’re all paying 100 percent more." North Carolina Republican Party stated on October 23, 2018 in an ad campaign: Democrats pledged to "force all North Carolinians into a single-payer health insurance scheme" that would cost $72 billion. Sydney Batch stated on October 23, 2018 in a TV ad: John Adcock and Republicans’ plan for health care "would get rid of coverage altogether for thousands of families and raise premiums on the rest of us." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.: Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan." Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients. Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ " Marsha Blackburn stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers: "Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet." AFSCME stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit. Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2017 in a speech: "We essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate ... and that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare." Shared This stated on November 28, 2017 in an article on a website: A Colgate toothpaste is subject to "recall."
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Association of Mature American Citizens stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad: AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood." Rodman Debra stated on September 20, 2019 in a TV ad.: Siobhan Dunnavant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions." Viral image stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says getting up too quickly in the middle of the night can cause "sudden death." Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial: "What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net." John Delaney stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills: "We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly." Bloggers stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection." Dave Griffith stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing: "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court." Viral image stated on April 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Health and Human Services admits they have never conducted federally-required monitoring of vaccine safety for over 30 years." Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities. Cory Booker stated on February 4, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans." Alberta Darling stated on December 5, 2018 in a news release: "Democrats flip flop on pre-existing conditions." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Tony Evers stated on November 1, 2018 in a public forum: Says Walker "wants to get rid of" students’ ability to stay on their parents’ health insurance. Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally: "The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore." Kevin Cramer stated on October 26, 2018 in U.S. Senate debate: "Protections on pre-existing conditions have been there since the 1970s." John Culberson stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher contradicted herself on her health care position by saying "we need universal health care." George Holding stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate: "Obamacare raised premiums by 100 percent and after that 91 percent of the people were covered, but we’re all paying 100 percent more." North Carolina Republican Party stated on October 23, 2018 in an ad campaign: Democrats pledged to "force all North Carolinians into a single-payer health insurance scheme" that would cost $72 billion. Sydney Batch stated on October 23, 2018 in a TV ad: John Adcock and Republicans’ plan for health care "would get rid of coverage altogether for thousands of families and raise premiums on the rest of us." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.: Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan." Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients. Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ " Marsha Blackburn stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers: "Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet." AFSCME stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit. Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2017 in a speech: "We essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate ... and that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare." Shared This stated on November 28, 2017 in an article on a website: A Colgate toothpaste is subject to "recall."
Association of Mature American Citizens stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad: AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood."
Rodman Debra stated on September 20, 2019 in a TV ad.: Siobhan Dunnavant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions."
Viral image stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says getting up too quickly in the middle of the night can cause "sudden death."
Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial: "What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net."
John Delaney stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "If you go to every hospital in this country and you ask them one question, which is, ‘How would it have been for you last year if every one of your bills were paid at the Medicare rate?’ Every single hospital administrator said they would close."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in comments delivered during a White House event on surprise medical bills: "We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly."
Bloggers stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care."
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans
The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
Dave Griffith stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing: "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court."
Viral image stated on April 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Health and Human Services admits they have never conducted federally-required monitoring of vaccine safety for over 30 years."
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.
Cory Booker stated on February 4, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans."
Alberta Darling stated on December 5, 2018 in a news release: "Democrats flip flop on pre-existing conditions."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."
Tony Evers stated on November 1, 2018 in a public forum: Says Walker "wants to get rid of" students’ ability to stay on their parents’ health insurance.
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally: "The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore."
Kevin Cramer stated on October 26, 2018 in U.S. Senate debate: "Protections on pre-existing conditions have been there since the 1970s."
John Culberson stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher contradicted herself on her health care position by saying "we need universal health care."
George Holding stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate: "Obamacare raised premiums by 100 percent and after that 91 percent of the people were covered, but we’re all paying 100 percent more."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on October 23, 2018 in an ad campaign: Democrats pledged to "force all North Carolinians into a single-payer health insurance scheme" that would cost $72 billion.
Sydney Batch stated on October 23, 2018 in a TV ad: John Adcock and Republicans’ plan for health care "would get rid of coverage altogether for thousands of families and raise premiums on the rest of us."
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.: Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan."
Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients.
Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ "
Marsha Blackburn stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers: "Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."
AFSCME stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit.
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2017 in a speech: "We essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate ... and that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare."
Shared This stated on November 28, 2017 in an article on a website: A Colgate toothpaste is subject to "recall."
