63 People 20579 Fact-checks 7126 Articles People (63) Drug Policy Alliance Drug Free America Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy Californians for Lower Drug Prices American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices Americans for Safe Access American Unity PAC American Automobile Association American Future Fund American International Group American Leadership Action American Principles in Action American Principles Project Americans for Prosperity Action Fact-checks (20579) Vicky Hartzler stated on May 07, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs." By Anna Peterson• May 28, 2020 Daily Caller stated on September 19, 2016 in an article in the Daily Caller: "Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed ‘watered-down’ HIV/AIDS drugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa." By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2016 Rick Perry stated on November 02, 2010 in Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": Says the federal government restricts "how much salt we can put on our food." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2010 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2023 in a campaign video: “Under ‘Crooked Joe’ Biden, there has been a catastrophic increase in shortages of essential medicines.” By Michelle Andrews• October 2, 2023 Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." By Linda Qiu• September 24, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Huge! Results From Breaking Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate For Patients Infected With The Coronavirus." By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2020 Tammy Baldwin stated on February 01, 2024 in Facebook post: “Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.” By D.L. Davis• February 23, 2024 Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2016 Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Proposed Senate bill would give FDA power to approve dietary supplements and “ban herbs.” By Jeff Cercone• October 27, 2022 Amy Klobuchar stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates: "Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market." By Emmarie Huetteman• April 25, 2019 Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines. By Jon Greenberg• August 3, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." By Shefali Luthra• February 5, 2020 Donna Howard stated on February 27, 2017 in a Facebook Live interview with Austin bureau reporters for the Dallas Morning News: Says condoms "used to be tax-exempt here in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• March 10, 2017 John McCain stated on July 07, 2008 in remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.: "There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication." By Kris Hundley• July 16, 2008 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." By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2019 Mick Mulvaney stated on April 07, 2019 in in a interview during Fox News Sunday: "Drug prices in this country actually came down last year for the first time in 50 years. That’s because Donald Trump’s president." By Shefali Luthra• April 15, 2019 Bernie Sanders stated on October 03, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2021 John McCain stated on September 08, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain "took on the drug industry." By Adriel Bettelheim• September 9, 2008 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in an image: Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.” By Daniel Funke• April 2, 2020 Articles (7126) Well Informed: A consumer’s guide to using TrumpRx By Madison Czopek• March 6, 2026 Explaining a post-Roe legal landscape for medication abortion By Victoria Knight• May 27, 2022 What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper? By Madison Czopek• November 13, 2025 Team Trump says administration’s action on health care ‘is working.’ Is it? By Shefali Luthra• January 13, 2020 Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it By Arthur Allen• March 11, 2024 Fiorina's factual dysfunction By Kris Hundley• July 16, 2008 Swabs and reagents: The coronavirus test materials everyone is talking about By Samantha Putterman• April 21, 2020 ‘HealthBent’: What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away? By Julie Rovner• December 16, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022 Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’ By Arthur Allen• November 14, 2024 Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss: What doctors say you can expect By Grace Abels• May 11, 2026 The facts about gay men and blood donation in Orlando By Lauren Carroll• June 12, 2016 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth, Amy Sherman• September 7, 2021 For pharma, Trump versus Harris is a showdown between two industry foes By Stephanie Armour• August 27, 2024 The FDA removed warnings from menopause medications. What should I ask my doctor about HRT? By Grace Abels• November 19, 2025 Rubio ad claims he helped constituent's daughter get cancer-fighting drug before FDA approval By Joshua Gillin• August 31, 2016 Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracy By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Amid efforts to restrict mifepristone access, here's what studies say about the medication By Madison Czopek• May 26, 2026 Monoclonal coronavirus cocktails for all, for free? Not as simple as Trump’s sell By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2020 A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean? By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2025
Drug Policy Alliance Drug Free America Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy Californians for Lower Drug Prices American Commitment American Revolution True American American Crossroads Americans for Prosperity Really American Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices Americans for Safe Access American Unity PAC American Automobile Association American Future Fund American International Group American Leadership Action American Principles in Action American Principles Project Americans for Prosperity Action
Vicky Hartzler stated on May 07, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs." By Anna Peterson• May 28, 2020 Daily Caller stated on September 19, 2016 in an article in the Daily Caller: "Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed ‘watered-down’ HIV/AIDS drugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa." By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2016 Rick Perry stated on November 02, 2010 in Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": Says the federal government restricts "how much salt we can put on our food." By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2010 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2023 in a campaign video: “Under ‘Crooked Joe’ Biden, there has been a catastrophic increase in shortages of essential medicines.” By Michelle Andrews• October 2, 2023 Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." By Linda Qiu• September 24, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Huge! Results From Breaking Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate For Patients Infected With The Coronavirus." By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2020 Tammy Baldwin stated on February 01, 2024 in Facebook post: “Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.” By D.L. Davis• February 23, 2024 Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2016 Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive." By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2011 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: Proposed Senate bill would give FDA power to approve dietary supplements and “ban herbs.” By Jeff Cercone• October 27, 2022 Amy Klobuchar stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates: "Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market." By Emmarie Huetteman• April 25, 2019 Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines. By Jon Greenberg• August 3, 2016 Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." By Shefali Luthra• February 5, 2020 Donna Howard stated on February 27, 2017 in a Facebook Live interview with Austin bureau reporters for the Dallas Morning News: Says condoms "used to be tax-exempt here in Texas." By W. Gardner Selby• March 10, 2017 John McCain stated on July 07, 2008 in remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.: "There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication." By Kris Hundley• July 16, 2008 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." By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2019 Mick Mulvaney stated on April 07, 2019 in in a interview during Fox News Sunday: "Drug prices in this country actually came down last year for the first time in 50 years. That’s because Donald Trump’s president." By Shefali Luthra• April 15, 2019 Bernie Sanders stated on October 03, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2021 John McCain stated on September 08, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain "took on the drug industry." By Adriel Bettelheim• September 9, 2008 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in an image: Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.” By Daniel Funke• April 2, 2020
Well Informed: A consumer’s guide to using TrumpRx By Madison Czopek• March 6, 2026 Explaining a post-Roe legal landscape for medication abortion By Victoria Knight• May 27, 2022 What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper? By Madison Czopek• November 13, 2025 Team Trump says administration’s action on health care ‘is working.’ Is it? By Shefali Luthra• January 13, 2020 Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it By Arthur Allen• March 11, 2024 Fiorina's factual dysfunction By Kris Hundley• July 16, 2008 Swabs and reagents: The coronavirus test materials everyone is talking about By Samantha Putterman• April 21, 2020 ‘HealthBent’: What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away? By Julie Rovner• December 16, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022 Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’ By Arthur Allen• November 14, 2024 Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss: What doctors say you can expect By Grace Abels• May 11, 2026 The facts about gay men and blood donation in Orlando By Lauren Carroll• June 12, 2016 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth, Amy Sherman• September 7, 2021 For pharma, Trump versus Harris is a showdown between two industry foes By Stephanie Armour• August 27, 2024 The FDA removed warnings from menopause medications. What should I ask my doctor about HRT? By Grace Abels• November 19, 2025 Rubio ad claims he helped constituent's daughter get cancer-fighting drug before FDA approval By Joshua Gillin• August 31, 2016 Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracy By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Amid efforts to restrict mifepristone access, here's what studies say about the medication By Madison Czopek• May 26, 2026 Monoclonal coronavirus cocktails for all, for free? Not as simple as Trump’s sell By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2020 A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean? By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2025
