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 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. Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Betsy McCaughey stated on July 16, 2009 in on the Fred Thompson radio show: The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now." Investor's Business Daily stated on July 15, 2009 in an editorial.: The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance. Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2009 in a television interview: On mandating health care coverage. Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2009 in public statements: On a single-payer health care system. Democratic National Committee stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad: Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women." Lamar Smith stated on June 24, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired." Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan." Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage." Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage." Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system." Joe Biden stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show": "When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft." Michele Bachmann stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.: In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter." Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu. Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation. Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago." Tom Coburn stated on March 4, 2009 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: "Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government." Howard Dean stated on January 7, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball.: "The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English."
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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. Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Betsy McCaughey stated on July 16, 2009 in on the Fred Thompson radio show: The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now." Investor's Business Daily stated on July 15, 2009 in an editorial.: The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance. Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2009 in a television interview: On mandating health care coverage. Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2009 in public statements: On a single-payer health care system. Democratic National Committee stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad: Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women." Lamar Smith stated on June 24, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired." Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan." Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage." Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage." Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system." Joe Biden stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show": "When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft." Michele Bachmann stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.: In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter." Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu. Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation. Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago." Tom Coburn stated on March 4, 2009 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: "Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government." Howard Dean stated on January 7, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball.: "The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English."
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.
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day."
Betsy McCaughey stated on July 16, 2009 in on the Fred Thompson radio show: The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now."
Investor's Business Daily stated on July 15, 2009 in an editorial.: The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance.
Democratic National Committee stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad: Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women."
Lamar Smith stated on June 24, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired."
Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin."
Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts."
Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan."
Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage."
Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems."
Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option."
Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage."
Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending."
Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
Joe Biden stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show": "When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."
Michele Bachmann stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.: In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter."
Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.
Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation.
Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago."
Tom Coburn stated on March 4, 2009 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: "Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government."
Howard Dean stated on January 7, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball.: "The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English."
