Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Social Security AFSCME stated on August 10, 2016 in a television ad: "In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market." Harry Reid stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the DNC: Says "Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 4, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security. Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn presidential debate: The Republicans "still want to privatize (Social Security). In fact, their whole idea is to turn over the Social Security trust fund to Wall Street." Annette Taddeo stated on November 24, 2015 in a fundraising email: Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70." Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: "One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." Jack Trammell stated on October 20, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat said "the best way to fix Social Security would be to give seniors back what they paid in and no more." Crossroads GPS stated on August 19, 2014 in a campaign ad: While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69." Florida Democratic Party stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters: Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security." George Will stated on February 9, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country." Jay Leno stated on November 8, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Tonight Show": "Social Security took seven years before anybody got the first check." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on July 16, 2013 in a TV ad.: "In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist." David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners. Mark Pocan stated on April 16, 2013 in an interview: "Not one dime gets added to the deficit because of Social Security." Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post: Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit. Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits. Ann McLane Kuster stated on September 6, 2012 in an ad, “Janice,” released September 6, 2012: Says U.S. Rep. Charles Bass wants to privatize Social Security. Joe Biden stated on September 28, 2012 in a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.: "If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security." Scott DesJarlais stated on September 2, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro: Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century." Ann McLane Kuster stated on June 7, 2012 in a rally outside the N.H. Statehouse.: Says Rep. Charles Bass "supports privatizing Social Security, risking trillions more on Wall Street." Rob Cornilles stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: Rob Cornilles has disputed for two years a news story that said he said he would cut Social Security and Medicare programs before trimming the U.S. defense budget. John Boehner stated on December 1, 2011 in a news conference: "The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy." Rick Perry stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando: Says he never said he wanted to move Social Security "back to the states." Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.: Says Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security was done "in the private sector, it would be called criminal." Alliance for Retired Americans stated on July 12, 2011 in an email blast: "Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog." Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries. Marco Rubio stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”: Charlie Crist "attacks me for positions he held, like, six months ago, (when) he was running in the Republican primary."
AFSCME stated on August 10, 2016 in a television ad: "In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market." Harry Reid stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the DNC: Says "Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 4, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security. Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn presidential debate: The Republicans "still want to privatize (Social Security). In fact, their whole idea is to turn over the Social Security trust fund to Wall Street." Annette Taddeo stated on November 24, 2015 in a fundraising email: Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70." Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: "One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." Jack Trammell stated on October 20, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat said "the best way to fix Social Security would be to give seniors back what they paid in and no more." Crossroads GPS stated on August 19, 2014 in a campaign ad: While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69." Florida Democratic Party stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters: Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security." George Will stated on February 9, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country." Jay Leno stated on November 8, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Tonight Show": "Social Security took seven years before anybody got the first check." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on July 16, 2013 in a TV ad.: "In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist." David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners. Mark Pocan stated on April 16, 2013 in an interview: "Not one dime gets added to the deficit because of Social Security." Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post: Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit. Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits. Ann McLane Kuster stated on September 6, 2012 in an ad, “Janice,” released September 6, 2012: Says U.S. Rep. Charles Bass wants to privatize Social Security. Joe Biden stated on September 28, 2012 in a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.: "If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security." Scott DesJarlais stated on September 2, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro: Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century." Ann McLane Kuster stated on June 7, 2012 in a rally outside the N.H. Statehouse.: Says Rep. Charles Bass "supports privatizing Social Security, risking trillions more on Wall Street." Rob Cornilles stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: Rob Cornilles has disputed for two years a news story that said he said he would cut Social Security and Medicare programs before trimming the U.S. defense budget. John Boehner stated on December 1, 2011 in a news conference: "The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy." Rick Perry stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando: Says he never said he wanted to move Social Security "back to the states." Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.: Says Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security was done "in the private sector, it would be called criminal." Alliance for Retired Americans stated on July 12, 2011 in an email blast: "Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog." Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries. Marco Rubio stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”: Charlie Crist "attacks me for positions he held, like, six months ago, (when) he was running in the Republican primary."
AFSCME stated on August 10, 2016 in a television ad: "In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."
Harry Reid stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the DNC: Says "Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 4, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security.
Hillary Clinton stated on April 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn presidential debate: The Republicans "still want to privatize (Social Security). In fact, their whole idea is to turn over the Social Security trust fund to Wall Street."
Annette Taddeo stated on November 24, 2015 in a fundraising email: Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70."
Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: "One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically."
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
Jack Trammell stated on October 20, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat said "the best way to fix Social Security would be to give seniors back what they paid in and no more."
Crossroads GPS stated on August 19, 2014 in a campaign ad: While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69."
Florida Democratic Party stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters: Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security."
George Will stated on February 9, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country."
Jay Leno stated on November 8, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Tonight Show": "Social Security took seven years before anybody got the first check."
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on July 16, 2013 in a TV ad.: "In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist."
David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.
Mark Pocan stated on April 16, 2013 in an interview: "Not one dime gets added to the deficit because of Social Security."
Hank Johnson stated on December 18, 2012 in a twitter post: Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.
Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits.
Ann McLane Kuster stated on September 6, 2012 in an ad, “Janice,” released September 6, 2012: Says U.S. Rep. Charles Bass wants to privatize Social Security.
Joe Biden stated on September 28, 2012 in a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.: "If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Scott DesJarlais stated on September 2, 2012 in an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro: Defends his vote to push "retirement age to 70" by saying he is for "a process" that would not be fully implemented until "around the turn of the century."
Ann McLane Kuster stated on June 7, 2012 in a rally outside the N.H. Statehouse.: Says Rep. Charles Bass "supports privatizing Social Security, risking trillions more on Wall Street."
Rob Cornilles stated on January 10, 2012 in a debate: Rob Cornilles has disputed for two years a news story that said he said he would cut Social Security and Medicare programs before trimming the U.S. defense budget.
John Boehner stated on December 1, 2011 in a news conference: "The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy."
Rick Perry stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando: Says he never said he wanted to move Social Security "back to the states."
Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.: Says Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security was done "in the private sector, it would be called criminal."
Alliance for Retired Americans stated on July 12, 2011 in an email blast: "Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release: In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.
Marco Rubio stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”: Charlie Crist "attacks me for positions he held, like, six months ago, (when) he was running in the Republican primary."