Latest Fact-checks in Medicare 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 Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.” Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in News release: Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years." Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad: “Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare." Alex Lasry stated on March 16, 2022 in Campaign ad: Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare." Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says that President Joe Biden said Americans will start seeing “direct deposits in their bank accounts this weekend,” and that Medicare recipients will get back $2,880. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in a post: “Biden announces Medicare stimulus that provides free dental work to all Seniors who need it! Crowns and implants included.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions. Abby Finkenauer stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill. Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” Bernie Sanders stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.” Joe Biden stated on October 9, 2020 in a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits." Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden is a socialist. Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.” Mark Kelly stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website: Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.” Eugene DePasquale stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.” 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." Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas: Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.” Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign: "In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare." Bloggers stated on December 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar vowed "to remove senior’s ‘entitlements,’ Social Security/Medicare." Florida Democratic Party stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
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Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.” Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in News release: Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years." Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad: “Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare." Alex Lasry stated on March 16, 2022 in Campaign ad: Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare." Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says that President Joe Biden said Americans will start seeing “direct deposits in their bank accounts this weekend,” and that Medicare recipients will get back $2,880. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in a post: “Biden announces Medicare stimulus that provides free dental work to all Seniors who need it! Crowns and implants included.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions. Abby Finkenauer stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill. Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” Bernie Sanders stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation. 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.” Joe Biden stated on October 9, 2020 in a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits." Donald Trump stated on September 30, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden is a socialist. Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.” Mark Kelly stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website: Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.” Eugene DePasquale stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.” 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." Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas: Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.” Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign: "In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare." Bloggers stated on December 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar vowed "to remove senior’s ‘entitlements,’ Social Security/Medicare." Florida Democratic Party stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.”
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in News release: Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years."
Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.”
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad: “Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."
Alex Lasry stated on March 16, 2022 in Campaign ad: Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare."
Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says that President Joe Biden said Americans will start seeing “direct deposits in their bank accounts this weekend,” and that Medicare recipients will get back $2,880.
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in a post: “Biden announces Medicare stimulus that provides free dental work to all Seniors who need it! Crowns and implants included.”
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions.
Abby Finkenauer stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
Bernie Sanders stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation.
60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.”
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.”
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”
Joe Biden stated on October 9, 2020 in a TV campaign ad: Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits."
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.”
Mark Kelly stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website: Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”
Eugene DePasquale stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
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."
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas: Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign: "In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare."
Bloggers stated on December 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar vowed "to remove senior’s ‘entitlements,’ Social Security/Medicare."
Florida Democratic Party stated on September 30, 2019 in a tweet: "$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget."
