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Latest Fact-Checks On Herman Cain

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Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on November 3, 2014 a blog post
"More people are losing their insurance (due to Obamacare) than are becoming newly insured."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2014
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 19, 2011 several public statements
Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 2, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 18, 2011 a debate in Las Vegas
The 9-9-9 plan "does not raise taxes on those that are making the least."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011 his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House"
The Department of Energy’s "Billion Ton Study" has shown that wind and solar energy combined "could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate
An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 5, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 the Fox News Google debate in Orlando
"If we had been on 'Obamacare' and a bureaucrat was trying to tell me when I could get that CAT scan, that would have delayed my treatment."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 15, 2011 an op-ed
"This is the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 26, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on August 11, 2011 the GOP debate in Ames, Iowa
Says that he did "not exactly" say that communities have the right to ban mosques.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 21, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential run
In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • May 25, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on March 17, 2011 an interview
Says "in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait."
False
By M.B. Pell • May 2, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on April 16, 2011 a speech in Iowa
China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt.
False
April 22, 2011