Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Haley Barbour stated on August 13, 2009 in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner: "It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog," but he's "cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on August 27, 2009 in CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: "Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage." Tom Coburn stated on August 24, 2009 in Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2009 in a forum with supporters: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance." Bernie Sanders stated on August 19, 2009 in an appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show: "We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth." Roy Blunt stated on August 12, 2009 in an editorial board meeting with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "I'm 59. In either Canada or Great Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldn’t get it replaced." J. James Rohack stated on August 16, 2009 in Fox News Sunday: Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition." Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly. Paul Krugman stated on August 5, 2009 in a blog posting.: During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it." Bloggers stated on August 4, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago." Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." Dan Lungren stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker "should take a pain pill" instead. Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007. Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama. Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
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Haley Barbour stated on August 13, 2009 in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner: "It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog," but he's "cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on August 27, 2009 in CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: "Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage." Tom Coburn stated on August 24, 2009 in Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2009 in a forum with supporters: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance." Bernie Sanders stated on August 19, 2009 in an appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show: "We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth." Roy Blunt stated on August 12, 2009 in an editorial board meeting with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "I'm 59. In either Canada or Great Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldn’t get it replaced." J. James Rohack stated on August 16, 2009 in Fox News Sunday: Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition." Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly. Paul Krugman stated on August 5, 2009 in a blog posting.: During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it." Bloggers stated on August 4, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago." Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." Dan Lungren stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker "should take a pain pill" instead. Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007. Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama. Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
Haley Barbour stated on August 13, 2009 in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner: "It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog," but he's "cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time."
America's Health Insurance Plans stated on August 27, 2009 in CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: "Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage."
Tom Coburn stated on August 24, 2009 in Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud."
Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2009 in a forum with supporters: "If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars."
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance."
Bernie Sanders stated on August 19, 2009 in an appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show: "We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth."
Roy Blunt stated on August 12, 2009 in an editorial board meeting with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "I'm 59. In either Canada or Great Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldn’t get it replaced."
J. James Rohack stated on August 16, 2009 in Fox News Sunday: Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition."
Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.
Paul Krugman stated on August 5, 2009 in a blog posting.: During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it."
Bloggers stated on August 4, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries."
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2009 in a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.: Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago."
Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more."
Dan Lungren stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker "should take a pain pill" instead.
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs."
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.
Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day."
Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama.
Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.
Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
