Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Abortion 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 Diana DeGette stated on November 9, 2009 in the 'Rachel Maddow Show': "The public option is not funded with public money. It's funded with private insurance premiums." House Republican Conference stated on October 29, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan." Mitt Romney stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife." Mike Huckabee stated on November 18, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday: "Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 3, 2007: "When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
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Diana DeGette stated on November 9, 2009 in the 'Rachel Maddow Show': "The public option is not funded with public money. It's funded with private insurance premiums." House Republican Conference stated on October 29, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan." Mitt Romney stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife." Mike Huckabee stated on November 18, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday: "Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 3, 2007: "When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
Diana DeGette stated on November 9, 2009 in the 'Rachel Maddow Show': "The public option is not funded with public money. It's funded with private insurance premiums."
House Republican Conference stated on October 29, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan."
Mitt Romney stated on December 12, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa: "I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife."
Mike Huckabee stated on November 18, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday: "Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
Rudy Giuliani stated on May 3, 2007: "When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent."
Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
