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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 17, 2009 a note on Facebook
The proposed excise tax on "Cadillac" health plans will hit "those making less than $200,000" the hardest.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2009
Health Care for America Now
Health Care for America Now
stated on October 15, 2009 a television ad
Health proposal would create a "40% tax on health care benefits of middle-class workers."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2009
Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America
stated on October 9, 2009 an alert to members
The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on October 18, 2009 an interview on CBS's Face the Nation
"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
Half-True
October 20, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2009 his weekly address
"The Senate Finance Committee approved a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2009
America's Health Insurance Plans
America's Health Insurance Plans
stated on October 15, 2009 a televison advertisement
Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on October 12, 2009 a statement on his Fox News Channel program
Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 9, 2009 a chain e-mail
An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."
False
October 14, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on October 8, 2009 his radio program.
"You don't know if this (the H1N1 vaccine) is gonna cause neurological damage like it did in the 1970s."
Mostly False
October 14, 2009
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Nancy-Ann DeParle
stated on October 12, 2009 an interview on "The NewsHour"
A report by the health insurance industry "ignores some of the key policies that are part of the Senate Finance Committee bill."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 13, 2009
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 a television advertisement
"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2009 a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com
The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2009
Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call
Health care premiums for consumers have doubled since 2001.
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009
Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call
Insurance companies have seen their profits soar by more than 400 percent since 2001.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 26, 2009 an appearance on Larry King Live
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
False
October 1, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on September 22, 2009 an article on its Web site
Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2009
Ginny Brown-Waite
Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on September 9, 2009 a letter to AARP
AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2009
Patients First
Patients First
stated on September 29, 2009 a news release
"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2009
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 28, 2009 a Web ad
Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2009
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on September 28, 2009 a news release
"House Republicans pledged to introduce a bill to reform America’s health care system," but "the 'party of no' has . . . failed to produce legislation."
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • September 28, 2009
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