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 John Boehner stated on July 23, 2009 in an op-ed for National Review: The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars." Liberty Counsel stated on July 29, 2009 in a memo on the group's Web site.: Page 992 of the health care bill will "establish school-based 'health' clinics. Your children will be indoctrinated and your grandchildren may be aborted!" Paul Krugman stated on August 5, 2009 in a blog posting.: During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it." Bloggers stated on August 4, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries." Club for Growth stated on August 4, 2009 in a TV ad: The health care reform plan would set limits similar to the "socialized" system in Britain, where people are allowed to die if their treatment would cost more than $22,000. Dan Lungren stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker "should take a pain pill" instead. Russ Carnahan stated on July 20, 2009 in a town hall meeting in Missouri.: "The Congressional Budget Office most recently came out and analyzed the current (health care) plan and said that it was not only deficit-neutral, but also that over 10 years it would create a $6 billion surplus." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007. Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Betsy McCaughey stated on July 16, 2009 in on the Fred Thompson radio show: The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now." Investor's Business Daily stated on July 15, 2009 in an editorial.: The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance. Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2009 in a television interview: On mandating health care coverage. Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2009 in public statements: On a single-payer health care system. Democratic National Committee stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad: Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women." Lamar Smith stated on June 24, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired." Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan." Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage." Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage." Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
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John Boehner stated on July 23, 2009 in an op-ed for National Review: The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars." Liberty Counsel stated on July 29, 2009 in a memo on the group's Web site.: Page 992 of the health care bill will "establish school-based 'health' clinics. Your children will be indoctrinated and your grandchildren may be aborted!" Paul Krugman stated on August 5, 2009 in a blog posting.: During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it." Bloggers stated on August 4, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries." Club for Growth stated on August 4, 2009 in a TV ad: The health care reform plan would set limits similar to the "socialized" system in Britain, where people are allowed to die if their treatment would cost more than $22,000. Dan Lungren stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker "should take a pain pill" instead. Russ Carnahan stated on July 20, 2009 in a town hall meeting in Missouri.: "The Congressional Budget Office most recently came out and analyzed the current (health care) plan and said that it was not only deficit-neutral, but also that over 10 years it would create a $6 billion surplus." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007. Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day." Betsy McCaughey stated on July 16, 2009 in on the Fred Thompson radio show: The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now." Investor's Business Daily stated on July 15, 2009 in an editorial.: The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance. Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2009 in a television interview: On mandating health care coverage. Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2009 in public statements: On a single-payer health care system. Democratic National Committee stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad: Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women." Lamar Smith stated on June 24, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired." Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan." Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage." Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage." Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
John Boehner stated on July 23, 2009 in an op-ed for National Review: The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars."
Liberty Counsel stated on July 29, 2009 in a memo on the group's Web site.: Page 992 of the health care bill will "establish school-based 'health' clinics. Your children will be indoctrinated and your grandchildren may be aborted!"
Paul Krugman stated on August 5, 2009 in a blog posting.: During the 2005 fight over Social Security, "there were noisy demonstrations — but they were outside the events," and opponents were "not disruptive — crowds booed lines they didn’t like, but that was about it."
Bloggers stated on August 4, 2009 in a news release: Health care reform legislation is "likely to mandate free ‘sex change’ surgeries."
Club for Growth stated on August 4, 2009 in a TV ad: The health care reform plan would set limits similar to the "socialized" system in Britain, where people are allowed to die if their treatment would cost more than $22,000.
Dan Lungren stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill "will have government decide" that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker "should take a pain pill" instead.
Russ Carnahan stated on July 20, 2009 in a town hall meeting in Missouri.: "The Congressional Budget Office most recently came out and analyzed the current (health care) plan and said that it was not only deficit-neutral, but also that over 10 years it would create a $6 billion surplus."
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs."
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a speech on health care reform: "Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a news conference.: "14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day."
Betsy McCaughey stated on July 16, 2009 in on the Fred Thompson radio show: The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2009 in a press conference: Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now."
Investor's Business Daily stated on July 15, 2009 in an editorial.: The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance.
Democratic National Committee stated on July 2, 2009 in a television ad: Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women."
Lamar Smith stated on June 24, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired."
Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin."
Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts."
Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan."
Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage."
Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems."
Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option."
Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage."
Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending."
Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
