Latest Fact Checks By Julie Appleby

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SOTU: Trump speaking at podium

Better than other plans or better than nothing? Trump’s claim about ‘affordable’ options

February 10, 2020
"Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.
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Snacks photo for obesity story

Obesity stigma and yo-yo dieting, not BMI, are behind chronic health conditions, dietitian claims

September 17, 2019
"We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that weight…
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Klobuchar says there are enough drug lobbyists in D.C. to double-team lawmakers

July 26, 2019
"There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress."
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