Latest 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 Jennifer Shilling stated on February 27, 2011 in a news release: Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums. Deval Patrick stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members." Wesley Smith stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard: Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances" Michele Bachmann stated on February 15, 2011 in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show": The government will "go out and buy my breast pump for my babies." Cenk Uygur stated on February 9, 2011 in MSNBC Live: Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate. Rick Scott stated on February 3, 2011 in comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant.: The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country." Peter DeFazio stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release: Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance. Jim Sullivan stated on January 31, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview with President Obama: The majority of people in polls do "not support Obamacare." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox: Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional." Bill Posey stated on February 1, 2011 in a letter to the editor: "Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan." Scott Walker stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average Terry Gorman stated on January 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year." Ron Saunders stated on January 19, 2011 in a meeting with reporters: "The two worst counties for (Medicaid) fraud in the country -- not state -- are Dade and Broward county." Blake Farenthold stated on January 23, 2011 in an op-ed: "Despite claims that you can 'keep the health care plan you like,' the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan." Jim Renacci stated on January 10, 2011 in a town hall forum: Says there are "a half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare that are going to go in place" as a result of health care reform. Jason Brodeur stated on January 16, 2011 in comments published in the Fort Myers News-Press.: Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law. One Wisconsin Now stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release: "Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending" Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in his State of the Union address: "Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in the GOP response to the State of the Union: The health care law "is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill." William G. Batchelder stated on January 3, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: Says a "Canadian provincial prime minister came to Ohio for his medical treatment because of the delay in Canadian health care which would have endangered his life." Sean Duffy stated on January 19, 2011 in a vote in the U.S. House on repeal of health care reform: On "repeal and replace" of federal health care reform. National Rifle Association stated on January 16, 2011 in a fact-sheet.: More people die from "medical misadventures" than firearm accidents nationally and in Florida. Paul Krugman stated on January 6, 2011 in an op-ed column: Texas leads "the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance." Lee Holloway stated on January 12, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: "We’ve saved over $100 million of (health care) costs" in Milwaukee County. "I did that." Lamar Smith stated on January 5, 2011 in a radio interview: "Despite the administration telling us (health care reform) was going to reduce health care costs, they now acknowledge it's going to dramatically increase health care costs." Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: The health care law includes tort reform. Nathan Deal stated on December 8, 2010 in a newspaper interview: The impact of the 2010 federal health care legislation will be "huge" on Georgia.
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Jennifer Shilling stated on February 27, 2011 in a news release: Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums. Deval Patrick stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members." Wesley Smith stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard: Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances" Michele Bachmann stated on February 15, 2011 in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show": The government will "go out and buy my breast pump for my babies." Cenk Uygur stated on February 9, 2011 in MSNBC Live: Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate. Rick Scott stated on February 3, 2011 in comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant.: The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country." Peter DeFazio stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release: Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance. Jim Sullivan stated on January 31, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview with President Obama: The majority of people in polls do "not support Obamacare." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox: Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional." Bill Posey stated on February 1, 2011 in a letter to the editor: "Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan." Scott Walker stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average Terry Gorman stated on January 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year." Ron Saunders stated on January 19, 2011 in a meeting with reporters: "The two worst counties for (Medicaid) fraud in the country -- not state -- are Dade and Broward county." Blake Farenthold stated on January 23, 2011 in an op-ed: "Despite claims that you can 'keep the health care plan you like,' the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan." Jim Renacci stated on January 10, 2011 in a town hall forum: Says there are "a half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare that are going to go in place" as a result of health care reform. Jason Brodeur stated on January 16, 2011 in comments published in the Fort Myers News-Press.: Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law. One Wisconsin Now stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release: "Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending" Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in his State of the Union address: "Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in the GOP response to the State of the Union: The health care law "is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill." William G. Batchelder stated on January 3, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: Says a "Canadian provincial prime minister came to Ohio for his medical treatment because of the delay in Canadian health care which would have endangered his life." Sean Duffy stated on January 19, 2011 in a vote in the U.S. House on repeal of health care reform: On "repeal and replace" of federal health care reform. National Rifle Association stated on January 16, 2011 in a fact-sheet.: More people die from "medical misadventures" than firearm accidents nationally and in Florida. Paul Krugman stated on January 6, 2011 in an op-ed column: Texas leads "the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance." Lee Holloway stated on January 12, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: "We’ve saved over $100 million of (health care) costs" in Milwaukee County. "I did that." Lamar Smith stated on January 5, 2011 in a radio interview: "Despite the administration telling us (health care reform) was going to reduce health care costs, they now acknowledge it's going to dramatically increase health care costs." Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: The health care law includes tort reform. Nathan Deal stated on December 8, 2010 in a newspaper interview: The impact of the 2010 federal health care legislation will be "huge" on Georgia.
Jennifer Shilling stated on February 27, 2011 in a news release: Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums.
Deval Patrick stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members."
Wesley Smith stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard: Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances"
Michele Bachmann stated on February 15, 2011 in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show": The government will "go out and buy my breast pump for my babies."
Cenk Uygur stated on February 9, 2011 in MSNBC Live: Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate.
Rick Scott stated on February 3, 2011 in comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant.: The federal health care law is "probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country."
Peter DeFazio stated on February 1, 2011 in a press release: Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance.
Jim Sullivan stated on January 31, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that."
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview with President Obama: The majority of people in polls do "not support Obamacare."
Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Fox: Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional."
Bill Posey stated on February 1, 2011 in a letter to the editor: "Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan."
Scott Walker stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech: Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average
Terry Gorman stated on January 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year."
Ron Saunders stated on January 19, 2011 in a meeting with reporters: "The two worst counties for (Medicaid) fraud in the country -- not state -- are Dade and Broward county."
Blake Farenthold stated on January 23, 2011 in an op-ed: "Despite claims that you can 'keep the health care plan you like,' the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan."
Jim Renacci stated on January 10, 2011 in a town hall forum: Says there are "a half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare that are going to go in place" as a result of health care reform.
Jason Brodeur stated on January 16, 2011 in comments published in the Fort Myers News-Press.: Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law.
One Wisconsin Now stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release: "Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending"
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in his State of the Union address: "Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse."
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in the GOP response to the State of the Union: The health care law "is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."
William G. Batchelder stated on January 3, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: Says a "Canadian provincial prime minister came to Ohio for his medical treatment because of the delay in Canadian health care which would have endangered his life."
Sean Duffy stated on January 19, 2011 in a vote in the U.S. House on repeal of health care reform: On "repeal and replace" of federal health care reform.
National Rifle Association stated on January 16, 2011 in a fact-sheet.: More people die from "medical misadventures" than firearm accidents nationally and in Florida.
Paul Krugman stated on January 6, 2011 in an op-ed column: Texas leads "the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance."
Lee Holloway stated on January 12, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors: "We’ve saved over $100 million of (health care) costs" in Milwaukee County. "I did that."
Lamar Smith stated on January 5, 2011 in a radio interview: "Despite the administration telling us (health care reform) was going to reduce health care costs, they now acknowledge it's going to dramatically increase health care costs."
Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: The health care law includes tort reform.
Nathan Deal stated on December 8, 2010 in a newspaper interview: The impact of the 2010 federal health care legislation will be "huge" on Georgia.
