Latest Fact-checks in Health Check Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in the VP debate: “The reality is when you look at the Biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what President Trump and I and our task force have been doing every step of the way.” Matthew Rosendale stated on September 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says he "fights for everyone with a preexisting condition.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate: “There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.” Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order: “For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.” Cory Gardner stated on September 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says he authored legislation “to guarantee coverage to people with pre-existing conditions -- no matter what happens to Obamacare.” Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Ron DeSantis stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education: “The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 17, 2020 in a campaign ad: “[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.” Brett Giroir stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.” Eric Esshaki stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.” Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.” Alex Azar stated on July 9, 2020 in comments made during a virtual summit sponsored by The Hill newspaper: “First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.” Viral image stated on April 23, 2020 in a widely-circulated social media post: COVID-19’s “contagion probability” between two people is 70% if the carrier is not masked, 5% if the carrier is masked, and 1.5% if both parties are. Martha McSally stated on June 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks during a roundtable discussion: “If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.” Priorities USA Action stated on May 19, 2020 in in a TV and digital ad: Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts "in the middle of a deadly pandemic." Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live: “Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.” Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden: “Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.” Gary Kelly stated on May 3, 2020 in an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing: “We’ve tested more than every country combined.” Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus: “We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.” Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." Bernie Sanders stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel: “We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.” Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in Fox News town hall: "We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks." Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing: The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”
Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in the VP debate: “The reality is when you look at the Biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what President Trump and I and our task force have been doing every step of the way.” Matthew Rosendale stated on September 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says he "fights for everyone with a preexisting condition.” Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate: “There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.” Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order: “For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.” Cory Gardner stated on September 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says he authored legislation “to guarantee coverage to people with pre-existing conditions -- no matter what happens to Obamacare.” Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Ron DeSantis stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education: “The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 17, 2020 in a campaign ad: “[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.” Brett Giroir stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.” Eric Esshaki stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.” Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.” Alex Azar stated on July 9, 2020 in comments made during a virtual summit sponsored by The Hill newspaper: “First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.” Viral image stated on April 23, 2020 in a widely-circulated social media post: COVID-19’s “contagion probability” between two people is 70% if the carrier is not masked, 5% if the carrier is masked, and 1.5% if both parties are. Martha McSally stated on June 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks during a roundtable discussion: “If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.” Priorities USA Action stated on May 19, 2020 in in a TV and digital ad: Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts "in the middle of a deadly pandemic." Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live: “Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.” Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden: “Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.” Gary Kelly stated on May 3, 2020 in an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing: “We’ve tested more than every country combined.” Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus: “We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.” Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." Bernie Sanders stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel: “We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.” Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in Fox News town hall: "We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks." Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing: The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”
Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in the VP debate: “The reality is when you look at the Biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what President Trump and I and our task force have been doing every step of the way.”
Matthew Rosendale stated on September 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says he "fights for everyone with a preexisting condition.”
Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in in comments during the first presidential debate: “There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order: “For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
Cory Gardner stated on September 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says he authored legislation “to guarantee coverage to people with pre-existing conditions -- no matter what happens to Obamacare.”
Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education: “The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 17, 2020 in a campaign ad: “[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.”
Brett Giroir stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.”
Eric Esshaki stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.”
Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.”
Alex Azar stated on July 9, 2020 in comments made during a virtual summit sponsored by The Hill newspaper: “First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.”
Viral image stated on April 23, 2020 in a widely-circulated social media post: COVID-19’s “contagion probability” between two people is 70% if the carrier is not masked, 5% if the carrier is masked, and 1.5% if both parties are.
Martha McSally stated on June 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.”
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks during a roundtable discussion: “If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any.”
Priorities USA Action stated on May 19, 2020 in in a TV and digital ad: Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts "in the middle of a deadly pandemic."
Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live: “Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.”
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden: “Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.”
Gary Kelly stated on May 3, 2020 in an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.”
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.”
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing: “We’ve tested more than every country combined.”
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus: “We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.”
Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."
Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel: “We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”
Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in Fox News town hall: "We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks."
Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing: The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”