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Harry Reid
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the DNC:

Says "Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market."

Mostly False

By Riley Snyder • July 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 27, 2016 remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio:

After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2016

Center for Individual Freedom
stated on April 13, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • May 6, 2016

Kiplinger.com
stated on October 26, 2015 press release:

Georgia is one of the 10 most tax-friendly states for retirees.

Half-True

By Nancy Badertscher • November 13, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 14, 2015 a speech.:

"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher • September 21, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 26, 2015 a tweet:

Wisconsin's pension system is the "only one fully funded in the country."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2015 various conservative websites:

"Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"

False

By Christian Belanger • July 30, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 1, 2015 a speech:

"The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2015

Mike Huckabee
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando:

"Sixty million Americans depend on Social Security, and one-third of all the seniors in America depend on Social Security for 90 percent of their income."

Mostly True

By Linda Qiu • June 4, 2015

Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record":

"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014

Tom Cotton
stated on October 14, 2014 a debate:

Under my platform, "I will make no changes to the current (Medicare) system for current retirees and anyone approaching retirement."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2014

American LeadHERship PAC
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV commercial:

"As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2014

Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI debate:

"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014

Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial:

Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 18, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst "would privatize Social Security."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • August 21, 2014

Crossroads GPS
stated on August 19, 2014 a campaign ad:

While "Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare," Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they "couldn’t get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2014

Seth Magaziner
stated on July 13, 2014 a debate on WPRI-TV:

Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 3, 2014

Nan Rich
stated on July 11, 2014 a speech to the Florida Press Association:

"Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2014 remarks at a forum:

Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014

Mark Pryor
stated on February 5, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Tom Cotton’s vote in Congress to change Medicare "will increase out-of-pocket expenses for every senior in Arkansas."

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • February 28, 2014

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