Latest False Fact-checks in Health Care 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 Tom Harkin dicho el Diciembre 13, 2009 en a Senate floor speech: "Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage." Ron Wyden dicho el Noviembre 17, 2009 en MSNBC's 'Morning Meeting With Dylan Ratigan': In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option." Glenn Beck dicho el Noviembre 2, 2009 en a Webcast: "Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts. Nita Lowey dicho el Noviembre 7, 2009 en a speech on the House floor: An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money." Americans United for Change dicho el Noviembre 5, 2009 en a TV ad: The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages." House Republican Conference dicho el Octubre 29, 2009 en a news release: Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase." Patrick Kennedy dicho el Octubre 27, 2009 en a speech on the House floor. : "One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies." John Boehner dicho el Octubre 26, 2009 en a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." Charlie Crist dicho el Octubre 21, 2009 en a Fox News interview: "Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month." Gun Owners of America dicho el Octubre 9, 2009 en an alert to members: The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense." Glenn Beck dicho el Octubre 12, 2009 en a statement on his Fox News Channel program: Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes. Chain email dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a chain e-mail: An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus." Americans United for Change dicho el Octubre 12, 2009 en a television advertisement: "Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws." Michael Moore dicho el Septiembre 26, 2009 en an appearance on Larry King Live: "The majority actually want single-payer health care." House Republican Conference dicho el Septiembre 22, 2009 en an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors. Bruce Braley dicho el Septiembre 16, 2009 en a speech on the House floor: "Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage." National Right to Life Committee dicho el Septiembre 16, 2009 en a press release: "Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions." Health Care for America Now dicho el Septiembre 15, 2009 en a television advertisement: Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it." Howard Dean dicho el Septiembre 13, 2009 en remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't." Thomas Sowell dicho el Septiembre 8, 2009 en a column in Investor's Business Daily.: The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation." Chain email dicho el Agosto 24, 2009 en a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do. Joe Wilson dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to Congress: Preventive care "saves money." John Carter dicho el Agosto 31, 2009 en a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes." Howard Dean dicho el Agosto 25, 2009 en 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." Howard Dean dicho el Agosto 9, 2009 en an appearance on ABC's "This Week": "There's no rationing in any of these bills." John Boehner dicho el Agosto 18, 2009 en a press release: The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 20, 2009 en 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."
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Tom Harkin dicho el Diciembre 13, 2009 en a Senate floor speech: "Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage." Ron Wyden dicho el Noviembre 17, 2009 en MSNBC's 'Morning Meeting With Dylan Ratigan': In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option." Glenn Beck dicho el Noviembre 2, 2009 en a Webcast: "Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts. Nita Lowey dicho el Noviembre 7, 2009 en a speech on the House floor: An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money." Americans United for Change dicho el Noviembre 5, 2009 en a TV ad: The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages." House Republican Conference dicho el Octubre 29, 2009 en a news release: Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase." Patrick Kennedy dicho el Octubre 27, 2009 en a speech on the House floor. : "One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies." John Boehner dicho el Octubre 26, 2009 en a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." Charlie Crist dicho el Octubre 21, 2009 en a Fox News interview: "Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month." Gun Owners of America dicho el Octubre 9, 2009 en an alert to members: The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense." Glenn Beck dicho el Octubre 12, 2009 en a statement on his Fox News Channel program: Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes. Chain email dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a chain e-mail: An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus." Americans United for Change dicho el Octubre 12, 2009 en a television advertisement: "Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws." Michael Moore dicho el Septiembre 26, 2009 en an appearance on Larry King Live: "The majority actually want single-payer health care." House Republican Conference dicho el Septiembre 22, 2009 en an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors. Bruce Braley dicho el Septiembre 16, 2009 en a speech on the House floor: "Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage." National Right to Life Committee dicho el Septiembre 16, 2009 en a press release: "Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions." Health Care for America Now dicho el Septiembre 15, 2009 en a television advertisement: Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it." Howard Dean dicho el Septiembre 13, 2009 en remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't." Thomas Sowell dicho el Septiembre 8, 2009 en a column in Investor's Business Daily.: The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation." Chain email dicho el Agosto 24, 2009 en a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do. Joe Wilson dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to Congress: Preventive care "saves money." John Carter dicho el Agosto 31, 2009 en a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes." Howard Dean dicho el Agosto 25, 2009 en 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." Howard Dean dicho el Agosto 9, 2009 en an appearance on ABC's "This Week": "There's no rationing in any of these bills." John Boehner dicho el Agosto 18, 2009 en a press release: The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 20, 2009 en 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."
Tom Harkin dicho el Diciembre 13, 2009 en a Senate floor speech: "Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage."
Ron Wyden dicho el Noviembre 17, 2009 en MSNBC's 'Morning Meeting With Dylan Ratigan': In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option."
Glenn Beck dicho el Noviembre 2, 2009 en a Webcast: "Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts.
Nita Lowey dicho el Noviembre 7, 2009 en a speech on the House floor: An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money."
Americans United for Change dicho el Noviembre 5, 2009 en a TV ad: The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."
House Republican Conference dicho el Octubre 29, 2009 en a news release: Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."
Patrick Kennedy dicho el Octubre 27, 2009 en a speech on the House floor. : "One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."
John Boehner dicho el Octubre 26, 2009 en a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."
Charlie Crist dicho el Octubre 21, 2009 en a Fox News interview: "Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month."
Gun Owners of America dicho el Octubre 9, 2009 en an alert to members: The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."
Glenn Beck dicho el Octubre 12, 2009 en a statement on his Fox News Channel program: Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes.
Chain email dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a chain e-mail: An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."
Americans United for Change dicho el Octubre 12, 2009 en a television advertisement: "Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
Michael Moore dicho el Septiembre 26, 2009 en an appearance on Larry King Live: "The majority actually want single-payer health care."
House Republican Conference dicho el Septiembre 22, 2009 en an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.
Bruce Braley dicho el Septiembre 16, 2009 en a speech on the House floor: "Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage."
National Right to Life Committee dicho el Septiembre 16, 2009 en a press release: "Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions."
Health Care for America Now dicho el Septiembre 15, 2009 en a television advertisement: Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors."
Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
Howard Dean dicho el Septiembre 13, 2009 en remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
Thomas Sowell dicho el Septiembre 8, 2009 en a column in Investor's Business Daily.: The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation."
Chain email dicho el Agosto 24, 2009 en a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."
Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do.
Joe Wilson dicho el Septiembre 9, 2009 en the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)
John Carter dicho el Agosto 31, 2009 en a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes."
Howard Dean dicho el Agosto 25, 2009 en 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."
Howard Dean dicho el Agosto 9, 2009 en an appearance on ABC's "This Week": "There's no rationing in any of these bills."
John Boehner dicho el Agosto 18, 2009 en a press release: The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care."
Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 20, 2009 en 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."
