Latest Fact-Checks In Retirement

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Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on August 8, 2024 on social media platform X
Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.”
False
August 29, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2024 a campaign ad
“Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 18, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2024 a speech
Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • January 8, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life."
False
By Madison Czopek • January 13, 2022
Common Sense Leadership Fund
Common Sense Leadership Fund
stated on September 17, 2021 an attack ad
Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2019 a Facebook post
Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“AARP endorses Biden and gives financial support to Planned Parenthood.”
False
October 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2020 a post on Facebook
“A portion of everything you pay A.A.R.P goes directly to the Democratic Party.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 18, 2020
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on September 2, 2020 campaign website
Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on July 27, 2020 a press conference
West Virginia is the state with the oldest population.
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • July 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 9, 2020 on social media
Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2020
Bob Hall
Bob Hall
stated on March 25, 2019 the Texas Senate
"We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 26, 2019
Rosemary Laird
Rosemary Laird
stated on March 14, 2017 a Florida Senate committee hearing
"Currently, half a million Floridians have Alzheimer’s disease, and in less than 10 years, a 40 percent growth rate means that another 200,000 Floridians will develop this devastating illness."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 12, 2016 an interview
Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement."
Half-True
December 21, 2016
New Century Times
New Century Times
stated on December 9, 2016 a web post
"Republicans Looking To Cut Social Security As Much As 50 percent Immediately."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 2, 2016 a radio interview.
"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."
True
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2016
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
September 30, 2016
Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad
Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."  
Half-True
September 23, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech
Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a campaign ad
Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2016
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