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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Sam Brown Petsonk
Sam Brown Petsonk
stated on September 14, 2020 a tweet
A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act backed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey “would eliminate health care for over 800,000 West Virginians.”
Mostly False
By Dijonee Davis, Jackson Wenig • November 1, 2020
Theresa Greenfield
Theresa Greenfield
stated on October 22, 2020 a tweet
Says Joni Ernst "supports the lawsuit that's headed to the Supreme Court that will” repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Half-True
By Caleb McCullough • October 31, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on September 26, 2020 a campaign ad
"Mike Parson opposes protections for pre-existing conditions.”
Mostly True
By William Skipworth • October 30, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 21, 2020 a debate
"I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2020
Jill Schupp
Jill Schupp
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner “voted five times against protecting pre-existing conditions."
Mostly True
By Noah Crider • October 29, 2020
Jon Hoadley
Jon Hoadley
stated on October 13, 2020 a TV ad
Upton “voted a dozen times to kick thousands of Michigan families off their health insurance and eliminate protections for preexisting conditions”
Mostly True
By Clara Hendrickson • October 28, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 21, 2020 a presentation
"Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • October 23, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 9, 2020 a TV campaign ad
Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits."
Half-True
By Stephanie Stapleton • October 23, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
Mostly True
By William Skipworth • October 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2020 comments during the last presidential debate
“They have 180 million people, families under what he wants to do, which will basically be socialized medicine — you won’t even have a choice — they want to terminate 180 million plans.”
Pants on Fire!
By Victoria Knight • October 23, 2020
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on October 7, 2020 a Facebook ad
Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2020 a rally
Says Joe Biden is a socialist.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2020
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
stated on October 8, 2020 an ad
Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth."
False
October 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a headline
“Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts”
False
By Chris Nichols • October 13, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 7, 2020 a debate
Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 9, 2020
Matthew Rosendale
Matthew Rosendale
stated on September 22, 2020 a campaign ad
Says he "fights for everyone with a preexisting condition.”
Mostly False
By Alex Sakariassen • October 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 in comments during the first presidential debate
“There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”
Mostly True
By Victoria Knight • October 1, 2020
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on September 29, 2020 a Fox News interview
“I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a speech
Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on September 19, 2020 a tweet
“In the last 10 years less than half of adults in the U.S. received a flu shot.”
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 25, 2020
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