Latest Half-True 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 Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions." Maine Democratic Party stated on October 1, 2018 in a mailer: Says Bruce Poliquin "voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of their insurance." Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." Lizzie Pannill Fletcher stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "Texas U.S. Rep John Culberson voted to let insurance companies charge people 50 and over five times more than younger people." Kyrsten Sinema stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet: Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care." Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time." Florida Democratic Party stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act." Heidi Heitkamp stated on August 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer voted to let insurance companies go back to denying coverage for 300,000 North Dakotans with pre-existing conditions. Bernie Sanders stated on July 30, 2018 in a video: Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period." Missouri Democratic Party stated on July 17, 2018 in a tweet: If a lawsuit backed by Josh Hawley succeeds, "nearly 2.5 million Missourians with pre-existing conditions could lose their health care coverage." Demand Justice stated on July 12, 2018 in a television ad: Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past." For Our Future PAC stated on July 2, 2018 in a website: "Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance." Jacky Rosen stated on June 8, 2018 in a campaign press release: Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions." Protect Our Care stated on May 28, 2018 in a web image: Republican "sabotage" cost 3.2 million people coverage in 2017. Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 5, 2018 in a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare." Claire McCaskill stated on November 22, 2017 in a press release: "Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." Mike Collier stated on October 31, 2017 in an email blast: "Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet: Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill. Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular." Barack Obama stated on November 1, 2017 in a video: "Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less." Florida Agency for Health Care Administration stated on October 25, 2017 in a news release: "Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children." Charles Schumer stated on October 4, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid." Bernie Sanders stated on September 17, 2017 in an interview: "Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular program that works well for our seniors, is 2 percent. We can save approximately $500 billion a year just in administration costs." David Perdue stated on July 28, 2017 in a statement: Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised." Marc Short stated on July 2, 2017 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": 7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist." Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!" Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
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Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions." Maine Democratic Party stated on October 1, 2018 in a mailer: Says Bruce Poliquin "voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of their insurance." Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." Lizzie Pannill Fletcher stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "Texas U.S. Rep John Culberson voted to let insurance companies charge people 50 and over five times more than younger people." Kyrsten Sinema stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet: Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care." Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time." Florida Democratic Party stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act." Heidi Heitkamp stated on August 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer voted to let insurance companies go back to denying coverage for 300,000 North Dakotans with pre-existing conditions. Bernie Sanders stated on July 30, 2018 in a video: Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period." Missouri Democratic Party stated on July 17, 2018 in a tweet: If a lawsuit backed by Josh Hawley succeeds, "nearly 2.5 million Missourians with pre-existing conditions could lose their health care coverage." Demand Justice stated on July 12, 2018 in a television ad: Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past." For Our Future PAC stated on July 2, 2018 in a website: "Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance." Jacky Rosen stated on June 8, 2018 in a campaign press release: Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions." Protect Our Care stated on May 28, 2018 in a web image: Republican "sabotage" cost 3.2 million people coverage in 2017. Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 5, 2018 in a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare." Claire McCaskill stated on November 22, 2017 in a press release: "Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." Mike Collier stated on October 31, 2017 in an email blast: "Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet: Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill. Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular." Barack Obama stated on November 1, 2017 in a video: "Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less." Florida Agency for Health Care Administration stated on October 25, 2017 in a news release: "Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children." Charles Schumer stated on October 4, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid." Bernie Sanders stated on September 17, 2017 in an interview: "Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular program that works well for our seniors, is 2 percent. We can save approximately $500 billion a year just in administration costs." David Perdue stated on July 28, 2017 in a statement: Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised." Marc Short stated on July 2, 2017 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": 7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist." Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!" Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions."
Maine Democratic Party stated on October 1, 2018 in a mailer: Says Bruce Poliquin "voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of their insurance."
Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "Texas U.S. Rep John Culberson voted to let insurance companies charge people 50 and over five times more than younger people."
Kyrsten Sinema stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet: Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care."
Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."
Florida Democratic Party stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."
Heidi Heitkamp stated on August 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer voted to let insurance companies go back to denying coverage for 300,000 North Dakotans with pre-existing conditions.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 30, 2018 in a video: Says the Koch Brothers sponsored "a study that shows that Medicare for All would save the American people $2 trillion over a 10-year period."
Missouri Democratic Party stated on July 17, 2018 in a tweet: If a lawsuit backed by Josh Hawley succeeds, "nearly 2.5 million Missourians with pre-existing conditions could lose their health care coverage."
Demand Justice stated on July 12, 2018 in a television ad: Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past."
For Our Future PAC stated on July 2, 2018 in a website: "Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance."
Jacky Rosen stated on June 8, 2018 in a campaign press release: Says Dean Heller helped "craft a partisan repeal bill that also would have slashed coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions."
Protect Our Care stated on May 28, 2018 in a web image: Republican "sabotage" cost 3.2 million people coverage in 2017.
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 5, 2018 in a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."
Claire McCaskill stated on November 22, 2017 in a press release: "Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid."
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans."
Mike Collier stated on October 31, 2017 in an email blast: "Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers."
Andrew Cuomo stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet: Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill.
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular."
Barack Obama stated on November 1, 2017 in a video: "Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less."
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration stated on October 25, 2017 in a news release: "Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children."
Charles Schumer stated on October 4, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "The Republicans are proposing to pay for their giant tax cut to the rich by gutting Medicare and Medicaid."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 17, 2017 in an interview: "Private insurance companies in this country spend between 12 and 18 percent on administration costs. The cost of administering the Medicare program, a very popular program that works well for our seniors, is 2 percent. We can save approximately $500 billion a year just in administration costs."
David Perdue stated on July 28, 2017 in a statement: Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised."
Marc Short stated on July 2, 2017 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": 7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist."
Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!"
Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
