Latest Half-True 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 Ro Khanna dicho el Febrero 20, 2025 en a TikTok video: “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” WinSenate dicho el Octubre 24, 2024 en a Facebook ad: “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.” Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 19, 2024 en a speech: Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month." Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 7, 2024 en his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.” Donald Trump dicho el Enero 6, 2024 en a speech: Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.” Ron DeSantis dicho el Julio 9, 2023 en an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” DeSantis Watch dicho el Febrero 8, 2023 en a Facebook post: "Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare." Senate Majority PAC dicho el Octubre 24, 2022 en a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” Abby Finkenauer dicho el Diciembre 9, 2021 en a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill. Bernie Sanders dicho el Octubre 3, 2021 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. Tammy Baldwin dicho el Noviembre 19, 2020 en Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Joe Biden dicho el Octubre 9, 2020 en a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits." Facebook posts dicho el Abril 10, 2020 en a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Daniel Lipinski dicho el Febrero 14, 2020 en a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Florida Democratic Party dicho el Septiembre 30, 2019 en a tweet: "$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget." Julián Castro dicho el Marzo 12, 2019 en a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 25, 2019 en a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund." Cory Gardner dicho el Febrero 14, 2019 en an interview: Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away." Dale Kooyenga dicho el Noviembre 7, 2018 en a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care" Dan McCready dicho el Octubre 10, 2018 en a debate: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare." Jacky Rosen dicho el Agosto 13, 2018 en a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Kyrsten Sinema dicho el Junio 11, 2018 en campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age." Adam Putnam dicho el Julio 17, 2018 en a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age." Bernie Sanders dicho el Julio 30, 2018 en 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." Senate Majority PAC dicho el Junio 8, 2018 en campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts. Antonio Villaraigosa dicho el Marzo 5, 2018 en a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare." Charles Schumer dicho el Octubre 4, 2017 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 17, 2017 en 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." Ted Strickland dicho el Octubre 14, 2016 en in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate: Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare." Senate Majority PAC dicho el Septiembre 14, 2016 en a TV ad: Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
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Ro Khanna dicho el Febrero 20, 2025 en a TikTok video: “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” WinSenate dicho el Octubre 24, 2024 en a Facebook ad: “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.” Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 19, 2024 en a speech: Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month." Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 7, 2024 en his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.” Donald Trump dicho el Enero 6, 2024 en a speech: Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.” Ron DeSantis dicho el Julio 9, 2023 en an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.” DeSantis Watch dicho el Febrero 8, 2023 en a Facebook post: "Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare." Senate Majority PAC dicho el Octubre 24, 2022 en a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” Abby Finkenauer dicho el Diciembre 9, 2021 en a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill. Bernie Sanders dicho el Octubre 3, 2021 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. Tammy Baldwin dicho el Noviembre 19, 2020 en Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Joe Biden dicho el Octubre 9, 2020 en a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits." Facebook posts dicho el Abril 10, 2020 en a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Daniel Lipinski dicho el Febrero 14, 2020 en a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Florida Democratic Party dicho el Septiembre 30, 2019 en a tweet: "$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget." Julián Castro dicho el Marzo 12, 2019 en a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 25, 2019 en a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund." Cory Gardner dicho el Febrero 14, 2019 en an interview: Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away." Dale Kooyenga dicho el Noviembre 7, 2018 en a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care" Dan McCready dicho el Octubre 10, 2018 en a debate: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare." Jacky Rosen dicho el Agosto 13, 2018 en a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Kyrsten Sinema dicho el Junio 11, 2018 en campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age." Adam Putnam dicho el Julio 17, 2018 en a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age." Bernie Sanders dicho el Julio 30, 2018 en 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." Senate Majority PAC dicho el Junio 8, 2018 en campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts. Antonio Villaraigosa dicho el Marzo 5, 2018 en a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare." Charles Schumer dicho el Octubre 4, 2017 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 17, 2017 en 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." Ted Strickland dicho el Octubre 14, 2016 en in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate: Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare." Senate Majority PAC dicho el Septiembre 14, 2016 en a TV ad: Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
Ro Khanna dicho el Febrero 20, 2025 en a TikTok video: “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
WinSenate dicho el Octubre 24, 2024 en a Facebook ad: “Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 19, 2024 en a speech: Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
Joe Biden dicho el Marzo 7, 2024 en his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”
Donald Trump dicho el Enero 6, 2024 en a speech: Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
Ron DeSantis dicho el Julio 9, 2023 en an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: Federal “agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019.”
DeSantis Watch dicho el Febrero 8, 2023 en a Facebook post: "Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."
Senate Majority PAC dicho el Octubre 24, 2022 en a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
Abby Finkenauer dicho el Diciembre 9, 2021 en a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.
Bernie Sanders dicho el Octubre 3, 2021 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation.
Tammy Baldwin dicho el Noviembre 19, 2020 en Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Joe Biden dicho el Octubre 9, 2020 en a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits."
Facebook posts dicho el Abril 10, 2020 en a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Daniel Lipinski dicho el Febrero 14, 2020 en a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.”
Florida Democratic Party dicho el Septiembre 30, 2019 en a tweet: "$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
Julián Castro dicho el Marzo 12, 2019 en a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
Bernie Sanders dicho el Febrero 25, 2019 en a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
Cory Gardner dicho el Febrero 14, 2019 en an interview: Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away."
Dale Kooyenga dicho el Noviembre 7, 2018 en a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"
Dan McCready dicho el Octubre 10, 2018 en a debate: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare."
Jacky Rosen dicho el Agosto 13, 2018 en a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."
Kyrsten Sinema dicho el Junio 11, 2018 en campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."
Adam Putnam dicho el Julio 17, 2018 en a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."
Bernie Sanders dicho el Julio 30, 2018 en 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."
Senate Majority PAC dicho el Junio 8, 2018 en campaign ad: Says Kevin Cramer wants to cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts.
Antonio Villaraigosa dicho el Marzo 5, 2018 en a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."
Charles Schumer dicho el Octubre 4, 2017 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 17, 2017 en 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."
Ted Strickland dicho el Octubre 14, 2016 en in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate: Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare."
Senate Majority PAC dicho el Septiembre 14, 2016 en a TV ad: Says "Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said they’re bankrupting our country."
