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Health Choices Commissioner does not decide your health benefits

By Angie Drobnic Holan

July 30, 2009

In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None."

Glenn Beck claims science czar John Holdren proposed forced abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population

July 29, 2009

John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, "has proposed forcing abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to…

Claims the Senate voted to give undocumented workers Social Security benefits

By Catharine Richert

July 29, 2009

"The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits."

Arianna Huffington calls drug imprisonment rates for blacks disproportionate

By Louis Jacobson

July 28, 2009

Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black

Bill Bennett understates his point on black murder victims

By Louis Jacobson

July 28, 2009

"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."

‘Birthers’ claim Gibbs lied when he said Obama’s birth certificate is posted on the Internet

July 28, 2009

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs "lied" when he said President Obama's birth certificate is posted on the Internet.

Obama says there is widespread support for health care reform

By Catharine Richert

July 27, 2009

"Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP" say that health reform "makes sense to do."

Obama claims 14,000 lose health insurance every day

By Louis Jacobson

July 24, 2009

"14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day."

McCaughey claims end-of-life counseling will be required for Medicare patients

By Catharine Richert

July 23, 2009

The health care reform bill "would make it mandatory — absolutely require — that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session…

One health insurance company turned a profit, but not a record

By Angie Drobnic Holan

July 23, 2009

Health insurance companies are "making record profits, right now."

Rep. Steny Hoyer claims there were more job losses in Bush’s last three months than last three under Obama

By Louis Jacobson

July 23, 2009

There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama.

Private health insurance not banned on page 16 of the House bill

By Angie Drobnic Holan

July 22, 2009

The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance.

Latest Fact Checks

Health Choices Commissioner does not decide your health benefits

Glenn Beck claims science czar John Holdren proposed forced abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population

Claims the Senate voted to give undocumented workers Social Security benefits

Arianna Huffington calls drug imprisonment rates for blacks disproportionate

Bill Bennett understates his point on black murder victims

‘Birthers’ claim Gibbs lied when he said Obama’s birth certificate is posted on the Internet

Obama says there is widespread support for health care reform

Obama claims 14,000 lose health insurance every day

McCaughey claims end-of-life counseling will be required for Medicare patients

One health insurance company turned a profit, but not a record

Rep. Steny Hoyer claims there were more job losses in Bush’s last three months than last three under Obama

Private health insurance not banned on page 16 of the House bill