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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 28, 2014 a TV ad
Under David Dewhurst’s leadership, the Texas "Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
stated on May 7, 2014 a radio interview
A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all."  
False
May 14, 2014
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 23, 2014 an ad
"Health care premiums up 90 percent in New Hampshire."
False
By Bradford Randall • May 1, 2014
Mike McFadden
Mike McFadden
stated on April 17, 2014 a TV ad
Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 24, 2014
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2014 a tweet
"ObamaCare enrollment lie: Obama counts an enrollee as a web user putting a plan in ‘their online shopping carts.’"
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 21, 2014
John E. Sununu
John E. Sununu
stated on April 6, 2014 a panel on "Meet the Press"
The health care law reduces "the number of uninsured in America by 3 percent for how much money? $2 trillion."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 10, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 28, 2014 a TV ad
"Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 9, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 1, 2014 a Facebook post
Says Charlie Crist supports "cuts to the Medicare Advantage program."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on March 27, 2014 a radio interview.
Says the Medicaid fraud rate in Virginia was "fact-checked" and found to be "0.47 percent."
False
By Sean Gorman • April 8, 2014
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney
stated on April 6, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"The numbers of people that support Obamacare and like it have been steadily dropping."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 6, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
April 6, 2014
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on March 17, 2014 a political ad
Millions of Americans are "paying more and getting less" under Obamacare.
False
By Steve Contorno • March 20, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 13, 2014 a press conference
The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare.
False
By Steve Contorno • March 18, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2014 a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis
"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 23, 2014 a TV interview
"Federal government reneging" on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-’15 state budget.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 28, 2014
Texas Liberty PAC
Texas Liberty PAC
stated on February 22, 2014 a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin
Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 20, 2014 a speech to Democratic governors
"We’ve got close to 7 million Americans who have access to health care for the first time because of Medicaid expansion."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2014
Mr. Conservative
Mr. Conservative
stated on January 29, 2014 a blog post
"According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 26, 2014 an interview with CNN
"Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.
False
By Steve Contorno • January 28, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 6, 2013 a segment on his radio show
"Obamacare is going to increase the divorce rate."
False
By Katie Sanders • December 11, 2013
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