Latest Fact-checks in Health Check 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 Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 26, 2020 in comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.: "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs." Better Future Michigan stated on December 16, 2019 in a television advertisement.: Says Gary Peters "supports ‘Medicare for All,’ siding with radical liberals." Bernie Sanders stated on January 14, 2020 in comments about his "Medicare for All" plan during the January Democratic presidential debate.: "We end the $100 billion a year that the health care industry makes." Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.: "I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 19, 2019 in comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it." Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth." Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.: "Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All." Amy Klobuchar stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate: "Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "160 million people like their private insurance." Elizabeth Warren stated on November 4, 2019 in in an Instagram post: "If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses." Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.: "Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances." Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2019 in comments during the October Democratic primary debate.: "For people making between $50,000 and $75,000 a year, their taxes are going up about $5,000 because the fact is, they will pay more in new taxes" for Medicare for All. Elizabeth Warren stated on October 15, 2019 in comments made during the Oct. 15 Democratic presidential primary debate: "Back when I was studying it, two out of three families that ended up in bankruptcy after a serious medical problem had health insurance." Christy Harrison stated on August 26, 2019 in a recent New York Times column: "We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight stigma and weight cycling can explain most if not all of the associations we see between higher weights and poor health outcomes." Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy." 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." Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress." Americans For Tax Reform stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform: "The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries." Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work." Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." Chris Coons stated on May 14, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": Obamacare granted "the protection against preexisting condition discrimination that extended to more than 150 million Americans, folks who get their health insurance through their employer." 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." Eric Swalwell stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter: "The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism."
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Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 26, 2020 in comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.: "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs." Better Future Michigan stated on December 16, 2019 in a television advertisement.: Says Gary Peters "supports ‘Medicare for All,’ siding with radical liberals." Bernie Sanders stated on January 14, 2020 in comments about his "Medicare for All" plan during the January Democratic presidential debate.: "We end the $100 billion a year that the health care industry makes." Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.: "I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 19, 2019 in comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it." Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth." Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.: "Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All." Amy Klobuchar stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate: "Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "160 million people like their private insurance." Elizabeth Warren stated on November 4, 2019 in in an Instagram post: "If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses." Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.: "Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances." Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2019 in comments during the October Democratic primary debate.: "For people making between $50,000 and $75,000 a year, their taxes are going up about $5,000 because the fact is, they will pay more in new taxes" for Medicare for All. Elizabeth Warren stated on October 15, 2019 in comments made during the Oct. 15 Democratic presidential primary debate: "Back when I was studying it, two out of three families that ended up in bankruptcy after a serious medical problem had health insurance." Christy Harrison stated on August 26, 2019 in a recent New York Times column: "We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight stigma and weight cycling can explain most if not all of the associations we see between higher weights and poor health outcomes." Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy." 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." Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress." Americans For Tax Reform stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform: "The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries." Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work." Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1." Chris Coons stated on May 14, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": Obamacare granted "the protection against preexisting condition discrimination that extended to more than 150 million Americans, folks who get their health insurance through their employer." 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." Eric Swalwell stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter: "The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism."
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders."
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 26, 2020 in comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.: "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs."
Better Future Michigan stated on December 16, 2019 in a television advertisement.: Says Gary Peters "supports ‘Medicare for All,’ siding with radical liberals."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 14, 2020 in comments about his "Medicare for All" plan during the January Democratic presidential debate.: "We end the $100 billion a year that the health care industry makes."
Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2020 in a tweet.: "I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."
Elizabeth Warren stated on December 19, 2019 in comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it."
Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth."
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.: "Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’"
Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."
Amy Klobuchar stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate: "Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need."
Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.: "160 million people like their private insurance."
Elizabeth Warren stated on November 4, 2019 in in an Instagram post: "If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses."
Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.: "Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances."
Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2019 in comments during the October Democratic primary debate.: "For people making between $50,000 and $75,000 a year, their taxes are going up about $5,000 because the fact is, they will pay more in new taxes" for Medicare for All.
Elizabeth Warren stated on October 15, 2019 in comments made during the Oct. 15 Democratic presidential primary debate: "Back when I was studying it, two out of three families that ended up in bankruptcy after a serious medical problem had health insurance."
Christy Harrison stated on August 26, 2019 in a recent New York Times column: "We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight stigma and weight cycling can explain most if not all of the associations we see between higher weights and poor health outcomes."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston: "Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy."
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."
Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on May 6, 2019 in a televised ad by the Americans for Tax Reform: "The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a plan to adopt socialist price controls from foreign countries."
Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work."
Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate: "It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York."
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."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost."
Joe Biden stated on May 28, 2019 in a position paper released at a town hall meeting in Houston.: "The current school psychologist to student ratio in this country is roughly 1,400 to 1, while experts say it should be at most 700 to 1."
Chris Coons stated on May 14, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": Obamacare granted "the protection against preexisting condition discrimination that extended to more than 150 million Americans, folks who get their health insurance through their employer."
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."
Eric Swalwell stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter: "The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country."
Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism."
