Latest Fact-checks in Medicare 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 Barbara Boxer stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Fiorina's plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare." Jack Conway stated on September 28, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare." Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2010 in campaign literature mailed to state residents: Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion." Crossroads GPS stated on August 25, 2010 in a television ad: "Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether." Scott Bruun stated on September 30, 2010 in a television ad: Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening "thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage." Crossroads GPS stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Says Joe Sestak "voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors" and jeopardizing "access to care for millions." George Pataki stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.: "Florida seniors are exempt" from losing Medicare Advantage under the federal health care bill. 60 Plus Association stated on September 8, 2010 in a campaign ad: The new health care law "will cut $500 billion from Medicare. That will hurt the quality of our care." Betty Sutton stated on September 1, 2010 in a campaign fundraising e-mail: "Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits." Rick Scott stated on September 1, 2010 in a statement.: Alex Sink wants to "cut Medicare." Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Dan Fanelli stated on June 3, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: Under the new health care law, the elderly will be denied care when they have "passed the age limit for treatment." Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent." Alex Sink stated on March 4, 2010 in an interview with interview with the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald.: "Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it." Americans United for Change stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system." Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid." Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011. Karl Rove stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with Fox News: "In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state." John Cornyn stated on October 18, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on October 15, 2009 in a televison advertisement: Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform House Republican Conference stated on September 22, 2009 in an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors. Ginny Brown-Waite stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP: AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2009 in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous.": "Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage. Tom Price stated on September 14, 2009 in a fundraising letter: "Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share." Howard Dean stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show: "All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board." 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." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting.: "I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits." 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. Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
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
Barbara Boxer stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Fiorina's plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare." Jack Conway stated on September 28, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare." Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2010 in campaign literature mailed to state residents: Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion." Crossroads GPS stated on August 25, 2010 in a television ad: "Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether." Scott Bruun stated on September 30, 2010 in a television ad: Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening "thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage." Crossroads GPS stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Says Joe Sestak "voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors" and jeopardizing "access to care for millions." George Pataki stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.: "Florida seniors are exempt" from losing Medicare Advantage under the federal health care bill. 60 Plus Association stated on September 8, 2010 in a campaign ad: The new health care law "will cut $500 billion from Medicare. That will hurt the quality of our care." Betty Sutton stated on September 1, 2010 in a campaign fundraising e-mail: "Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits." Rick Scott stated on September 1, 2010 in a statement.: Alex Sink wants to "cut Medicare." Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Dan Fanelli stated on June 3, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: Under the new health care law, the elderly will be denied care when they have "passed the age limit for treatment." Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent." Alex Sink stated on March 4, 2010 in an interview with interview with the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald.: "Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it." Americans United for Change stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system." Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid." Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011. Karl Rove stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with Fox News: "In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state." John Cornyn stated on October 18, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on October 15, 2009 in a televison advertisement: Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform House Republican Conference stated on September 22, 2009 in an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors. Ginny Brown-Waite stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP: AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2009 in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous.": "Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage. Tom Price stated on September 14, 2009 in a fundraising letter: "Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share." Howard Dean stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show: "All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board." 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." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting.: "I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits." 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. Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
Barbara Boxer stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Fiorina's plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare."
Jack Conway stated on September 28, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare."
Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2010 in campaign literature mailed to state residents: Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."
Crossroads GPS stated on August 25, 2010 in a television ad: "Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether."
Scott Bruun stated on September 30, 2010 in a television ad: Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening "thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage."
Crossroads GPS stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Says Joe Sestak "voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors" and jeopardizing "access to care for millions."
George Pataki stated on September 8, 2010 in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.: "Florida seniors are exempt" from losing Medicare Advantage under the federal health care bill.
60 Plus Association stated on September 8, 2010 in a campaign ad: The new health care law "will cut $500 billion from Medicare. That will hurt the quality of our care."
Betty Sutton stated on September 1, 2010 in a campaign fundraising e-mail: "Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits."
Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
Dan Fanelli stated on June 3, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: Under the new health care law, the elderly will be denied care when they have "passed the age limit for treatment."
Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."
Alex Sink stated on March 4, 2010 in an interview with interview with the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald.: "Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it."
Americans United for Change stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system."
Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid."
Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.
Karl Rove stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with Fox News: "In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state."
John Cornyn stated on October 18, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
America's Health Insurance Plans stated on October 15, 2009 in a televison advertisement: Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform
House Republican Conference stated on September 22, 2009 in an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.
Ginny Brown-Waite stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP: AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2009 in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous.": "Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage.
Tom Price stated on September 14, 2009 in a fundraising letter: "Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share."
Howard Dean stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show: "All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."
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."
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting.: "I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits."
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.
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2008: "But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
