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Latest Fact-Checks In Pensions

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 12, 2024 in a fundraising event in Seattle:
"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 in on social media:
Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Trump administration is "raiding money" from military service member pensions to pay for the border wall.
False
By Chris Nichols • March 28, 2019
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial:
Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 in an interview:
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014
Doug Miller
Doug Miller
stated on May 21, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.:
Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2013
Bruce Hanna
Bruce Hanna
stated on March 6, 2013 in a floor speech:
Says, "The Democrats' proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings."
False
By Janie Har • March 23, 2013
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on June 8, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”:
Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 17, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech:
"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 23, 2012 in a chain email:
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "openly" backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions "by at least a third" for current and retired public employees  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 27, 2012
Donald McEachin
Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 in a speech.:
Gov. McDonnell's proposed budget "is cutting" public education. 
False
By Nancy Madsen • January 26, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.:
Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012
Philip Keefe
Philip Keefe
stated on November 13, 2011 in an appearance on 10 News Conference:
"If they made no changes whatsoever, the [state employees pension] plan still had enough money to go forward for approximately the next 16 years."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 18, 2011
David Mellon
David Mellon
stated on October 27, 2011 in testimony at a state pension hearing:
"The job [of correctional officer] lowers your life expectancy . . . Metropolitan did a study in, I believe it was 1998, and the life expectancy was 58."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 16, 2011
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 24, 2011 in in a hearing:
"If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’
False
By Lynn Arditi • November 2, 2011