Latest Fact-Checks In Social Security

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 29, 2025 an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures'
The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • June 30, 2025
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 7, 2024 Campaign ad
Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 21, 2024
Ruben Gallego
Ruben Gallego
stated on August 17, 2024 a post on X
“MAGA Republicans like Kari Lake support Project 2025, which would raise the retirement age for 73% of Arizonans.”
Mostly False
By Mia Osmonbekov • September 26, 2024
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on August 13, 2024 an ad
“Sam Brown publicly supported forcing massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare and was caught on tape saying he admires the plan to phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years.”
Mostly False
By Seth A. Richardson • September 24, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 30, 2024 an event in Atlanta
"Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 4, 2024 a post on TikTok
Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2024
Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on January 10, 2024 TV ad
“Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”
Mostly False
By Hope Karnopp • January 19, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 27, 2023 remarks at the White House
Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2023
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on October 25, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits."
Mostly False
By Sophia Voight • November 17, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on November 8, 2023 a Spanish-language radio ad
Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño • November 16, 2023
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 22, 2023 campaign website
Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2023
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 24, 2023 Public statement
Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • May 5, 2023
DeSantis Watch
DeSantis Watch
stated on March 4, 2023 a digital advertisement
"Ron DeSantis wants to raise the retirement age to 70."
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • March 15, 2023
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2023 a Facebook post
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
Mostly False
January 18, 2023
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on October 26, 2022 a newspaper interview
Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 2, 2022 News release
Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • June 15, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on March 29, 2022 an ad
“Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."
Mostly False
April 6, 2022
Alex Lasry
Alex Lasry
stated on March 16, 2022 Campaign ad
Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • March 18, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2021 a post
“If you were in the military before 2002 you get an additional $1,200 a year, ($100 per month) in Social Security. But you have to ask for it and almost no one knows about it.”
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • December 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2021 an Instagram post
The government pays out "$2,125/month in refugee benefits to refugees resettled in the United States," while Social Security recipients “who have paid into the system their whole lives receive $1,400/month on average."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2021
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