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Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 14, 2025 social media posts:
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 18, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 23, 2025 a Facebook post:
President Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid."
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 23, 2025
United Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
stated on October 23, 2024 a Meta ad:
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 24, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2024 an ad:
Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on October 10, 2024 a TV ad:
To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 22, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on August 16, 2024 a blog post:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was a vote to “cut Medicare benefits for seniors.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • August 28, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2024 a speech at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:
“Vice President, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”
False
By Jacob Gardenswartz • August 15, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".
False
By Maria Briceño • April 25, 2024
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 23, 2023 Public appearance:
Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents."
False
By Ricardo Torres • October 9, 2023
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 21, 2023 YouTube ad:
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
False
By Laura Schulte • March 7, 2023
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 6, 2023 a tweet:
"It's President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage."
False
By Madison Czopek, Yacob Reyes • February 15, 2023
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 30, 2022 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 16, 2022 an ad:
Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 24, 2022 News release:
Says Mandela Barnes "supports stripping health care away from millions."
False
By D.L. Davis • September 6, 2022
American Prosperity Alliance
American Prosperity Alliance
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad:
The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2022
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2022 an advertisement:
Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.”
False
By Colleen DeGuzman, Victoria Knight • July 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • July 14, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2022 a post:
“Biden announces Medicare stimulus that provides free dental work to all Seniors who need it! Crowns and implants included.”
False
By Monique Curet • January 27, 2022
60 Plus Association
60 Plus Association
stated on September 20, 2021 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.”
False
By Victoria Knight • September 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 25, 2021
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