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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 24, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on September 14, 2020 a debate
Says Thom Tillis has been “blocking his own party’s efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 24, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post
“Last year alone, 10 million fell ill from TB and 1.5 million died. ... Why don’t we wear masks for TB?”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • September 18, 2020
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on September 15, 2020 a tweet
Says he authored legislation “to guarantee coverage to people with pre-existing conditions -- no matter what happens to Obamacare.”
False
By Julie Appleby • September 18, 2020
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
stated on August 28, 2020 a press conference
“The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina.
False
By Simone Esters • September 16, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 a media briefing
“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 9, 2020 an ad
Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans."
Half-True
September 14, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 10, 2020 a speech in Michigan
Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.”
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 26, 2020 a TV ad.
Nick Freitas “supports a plan letting insurance companies deny coverage for preexisting conditions like asthma or diabetes.”
True
By Warren Fiske • September 3, 2020
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on August 18, 2020 a campaign ad
Says his policy is that “health insurance should always cover preexisting conditions. For anyone. Period.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2020
Ryan Holets
Ryan Holets
stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the Republican National Convention
“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
Mostly True
By Julie Appleby • August 27, 2020
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet
“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
Mostly True
By Patrick Orsagos • August 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a post on Facebook
“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 2, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein are connected with Moderna, Inc., and its efforts to create the coronavirus vaccine.
Pants on Fire!
By Patrick Orsagos • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says series of 11 photos are “from the 1918 flu pandemic.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 12, 2020
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet
“3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • August 7, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 28, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2020
Eric Esshaki
Eric Esshaki
stated on July 10, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • August 3, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2020 a tweet
Under an executive order, “expensive insulin went from big dollars to virtual pennies … especially (for) our seniors.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 3, 2020
M.J. Hegar
M.J. Hegar
stated on July 22, 2020 a speech
Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.”
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • July 30, 2020
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