Latest Fact-checks on Michele Bachmann Michele Bachmann stated on May 9, 2022 in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast: “The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.” Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been." Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation. Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators." Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor." Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview: "A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter." Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Says Newt Gingrich "made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion." Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true." Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa: Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine." Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating" for it. Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal." Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.: Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America." Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers. Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army." Michele Bachmann stated on October 28, 2011 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "When we got the income tax in 1913, the top rate was 7 percent. By 1980, the top rate was 70 percent." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent. Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president. Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in Republican presidential primary debate: "Our government right now. . . (is) spending 40 percent more than what we take in." Michele Bachmann stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando: "President Obama has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times." Michele Bachmann stated on September 13, 2011 in several media interviews: Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation. Michele Bachmann stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 9, 2022 in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast: “The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.” Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been." Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation. Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators." Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor." Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview: "A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter." Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Says Newt Gingrich "made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion." Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true." Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa: Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine." Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating" for it. Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal." Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.: Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America." Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers. Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army." Michele Bachmann stated on October 28, 2011 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic." Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "When we got the income tax in 1913, the top rate was 7 percent. By 1980, the top rate was 70 percent." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent. Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president. Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in Republican presidential primary debate: "Our government right now. . . (is) spending 40 percent more than what we take in." Michele Bachmann stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando: "President Obama has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times." Michele Bachmann stated on September 13, 2011 in several media interviews: Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation. Michele Bachmann stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 9, 2022 in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast: “The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”
Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."
Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.
Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: Of every "three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor."
Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview: "A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter."
Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Says Newt Gingrich "made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion."
Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."
Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa: Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine."
Michele Bachmann stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating" for it.
Michele Bachmann stated on November 23, 2011 in an interview: Says Newt Gingrich "has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal."
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.: Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.
Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 28, 2011 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "When we got the income tax in 1913, the top rate was 7 percent. By 1980, the top rate was 70 percent."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president.
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in Republican presidential primary debate: "Our government right now. . . (is) spending 40 percent more than what we take in."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando: "President Obama has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 13, 2011 in several media interviews: Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation.
Michele Bachmann stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."