Latest 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 Pete Snyder stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.: "A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’" Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs. Rick Perry stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.: Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world." Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators." SEIU stated on March 5, 2013 in a lawsuit: "There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients." Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing : Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas." Joshua Miller stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending." Will Weatherford stated on March 8, 2013 in an interview: Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are "single, childless adults." Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview: The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history." Christopher L. Smith stated on March 5, 2013 in a speech: Florida is "second in the nation in the uninsured." Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2013 in a speech: "In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication." Garnet Coleman stated on February 10, 2013 in an interview for WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics.": Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million. John Kasich stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Josh Mandel stated on February 11, 2013 in a letter to Ohio lawmakers: Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045." David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview: "The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos." Peter Courtney stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness." Keith Faber stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "Ohio companies export more goods and services globally than 41 other states." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech: "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs." Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas has the nation’s most uninsured residents. Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2013 in a speech: "When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children" had a pre-existing condition and were "uninsurable." Sherrod Brown stated on February 4, 2013 in a news release: "Three in four low-income workers don’t have any paid sick days available." Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial: Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures." Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York: Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits." Patrick Kennedy stated on January 8, 2013 in news story: "Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinson's disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana." Marcy Kaptur stated on December 19, 2012 in a floor speech in the House of Representatives: "States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century." Mike Ryan stated on January 14, 2013 in a column in a political blog: People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back "automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database." Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance." Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."
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Pete Snyder stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.: "A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’" Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs. Rick Perry stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.: Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world." Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators." SEIU stated on March 5, 2013 in a lawsuit: "There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients." Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing : Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas." Joshua Miller stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending." Will Weatherford stated on March 8, 2013 in an interview: Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are "single, childless adults." Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview: The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history." Christopher L. Smith stated on March 5, 2013 in a speech: Florida is "second in the nation in the uninsured." Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2013 in a speech: "In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication." Garnet Coleman stated on February 10, 2013 in an interview for WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics.": Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million. John Kasich stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Josh Mandel stated on February 11, 2013 in a letter to Ohio lawmakers: Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045." David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview: "The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos." Peter Courtney stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness." Keith Faber stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "Ohio companies export more goods and services globally than 41 other states." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech: "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs." Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas has the nation’s most uninsured residents. Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2013 in a speech: "When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children" had a pre-existing condition and were "uninsurable." Sherrod Brown stated on February 4, 2013 in a news release: "Three in four low-income workers don’t have any paid sick days available." Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial: Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures." Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York: Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits." Patrick Kennedy stated on January 8, 2013 in news story: "Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinson's disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana." Marcy Kaptur stated on December 19, 2012 in a floor speech in the House of Representatives: "States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century." Mike Ryan stated on January 14, 2013 in a column in a political blog: People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back "automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database." Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance." Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."
Pete Snyder stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.: "A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’"
Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs.
Rick Perry stated on February 22, 2013 in remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.: Says Houston is "home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's" were it not for "overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators."
SEIU stated on March 5, 2013 in a lawsuit: "There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients."
Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing : Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas."
Joshua Miller stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending."
Will Weatherford stated on March 8, 2013 in an interview: Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are "single, childless adults."
Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview: The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."
Christopher L. Smith stated on March 5, 2013 in a speech: Florida is "second in the nation in the uninsured."
Scott Walker stated on February 20, 2013 in a speech: "In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication."
Garnet Coleman stated on February 10, 2013 in an interview for WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics.": Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million.
John Kasich stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Josh Mandel stated on February 11, 2013 in a letter to Ohio lawmakers: Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045."
David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview: "The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos."
Peter Courtney stated on February 6, 2013 in a press release: Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness."
Keith Faber stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "Ohio companies export more goods and services globally than 41 other states."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech: "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs."
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas has the nation’s most uninsured residents.
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2013 in a speech: "When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children" had a pre-existing condition and were "uninsurable."
Sherrod Brown stated on February 4, 2013 in a news release: "Three in four low-income workers don’t have any paid sick days available."
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial: Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures."
Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York: Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits."
Patrick Kennedy stated on January 8, 2013 in news story: "Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinson's disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana."
Marcy Kaptur stated on December 19, 2012 in a floor speech in the House of Representatives: "States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century."
Mike Ryan stated on January 14, 2013 in a column in a political blog: People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back "automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database."
Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
Chain email stated on January 6, 2013 in a chain email message: Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."
