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 Tim Hugo stated on September 10, 2019 in a campaign mailer.: Dan Helmer "believes in abolishing our private insurance system." Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad: "Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health care bills." Jess McIntosh stated on June 30, 2019 in a TV panel: "Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All." Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare." Greg Steube stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release: "It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions." John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs." Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall: "There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program." Joe Biden stated on March 12, 2019 in a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters: The Trump budget "cuts $845 billion, almost a trillion dollar cut in Medicare." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund." Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free. Cory Gardner stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview: Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Dale Kooyenga stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care" Gwen Moore stated on November 8, 2018 in a TV interview: "We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people." Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally: "The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore." Dan McCready stated on October 10, 2018 in a debate: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare." Linda Coleman stated on October 26, 2018 in a town hall: "Seniors can be charged five times what anybody else is charged for health care for pre-existing conditions" under the Republican health care bill. Leah Vukmir stated on October 19, 2018 in a debate: Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare. Future45 stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..." Maine Democratic Party stated on October 5, 2018 in a campaign mailer: Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits." Danny O'Connor stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security." Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients. Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: "We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger." Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform." Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security." Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age." Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."
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Tim Hugo stated on September 10, 2019 in a campaign mailer.: Dan Helmer "believes in abolishing our private insurance system." Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad: "Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health care bills." Jess McIntosh stated on June 30, 2019 in a TV panel: "Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All." Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare." Greg Steube stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release: "It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions." John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs." Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall: "There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program." Joe Biden stated on March 12, 2019 in a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters: The Trump budget "cuts $845 billion, almost a trillion dollar cut in Medicare." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund." Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free. Cory Gardner stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview: Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon." Dale Kooyenga stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care" Gwen Moore stated on November 8, 2018 in a TV interview: "We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people." Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally: "The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore." Dan McCready stated on October 10, 2018 in a debate: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare." Linda Coleman stated on October 26, 2018 in a town hall: "Seniors can be charged five times what anybody else is charged for health care for pre-existing conditions" under the Republican health care bill. Leah Vukmir stated on October 19, 2018 in a debate: Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare. Future45 stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..." Maine Democratic Party stated on October 5, 2018 in a campaign mailer: Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits." Danny O'Connor stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security." Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients. Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: "We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger." Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform." Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors." Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security." Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age." Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."
Tim Hugo stated on September 10, 2019 in a campaign mailer.: Dan Helmer "believes in abolishing our private insurance system."
Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad: "Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health care bills."
Jess McIntosh stated on June 30, 2019 in a TV panel: "Fifty percent of Republicans are in favor of Medicare for All."
Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."
Greg Steube stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release: "It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions."
John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs."
Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall: "There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program."
Joe Biden stated on March 12, 2019 in a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters: The Trump budget "cuts $845 billion, almost a trillion dollar cut in Medicare."
Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
Cory Gardner stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview: Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet: "$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."
Dale Kooyenga stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"
Gwen Moore stated on November 8, 2018 in a TV interview: "We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people."
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally: "The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore."
Dan McCready stated on October 10, 2018 in a debate: "Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare."
Linda Coleman stated on October 26, 2018 in a town hall: "Seniors can be charged five times what anybody else is charged for health care for pre-existing conditions" under the Republican health care bill.
Leah Vukmir stated on October 19, 2018 in a debate: Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare.
Future45 stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..."
Maine Democratic Party stated on October 5, 2018 in a campaign mailer: Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."
Danny O'Connor stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."
Mike Bishop stated on September 21, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients.
Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: "We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger."
Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show: Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
Jacky Rosen stated on August 13, 2018 in a campaign endorsement event: Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."
Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security."
Kyrsten Sinema stated on June 11, 2018 in campaign website: Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."
Adam Putnam stated on July 17, 2018 in a TV ad: "Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."
