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Latest Fact-Checks On Mike Pence

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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on June 15, 2020 remarks at the White House
"In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 4, 2020 in a press briefing
“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."
Half-True
By Julie Appleby • March 6, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 29, 2020 a press conference
Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 5, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 3, 2020 a tweet
Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 7, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on November 20, 2019 a tweet
"Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • November 21, 2019
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 16, 2019 a speech
"The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2019
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 19, 2018 a speech
In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 25, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 22, 2018 an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer
"[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
Mostly True
By Sarah Anne Hughes • July 23, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on May 12, 2018 a speech at Hillsdale College
"Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 25, 2018 a speech
 "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
False
By D.L. Davis • May 11, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 17, 2018 a speech in Dallas
Says that "along the southern border of the U.S.," the government apprehends "seven individuals a day who are either known or suspected terrorists."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 21, 2017 comments on 'Fox & Friends'
"Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
False
By Joshua Gillin • September 21, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 18, 2017 a speech
Says President Donald Trump "has signed more laws cutting through federal red tape than any president in American history and has already saved businesses and families up to $18 billion in red tape costs every year."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • July 21, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 14, 2017 a speech to the National Governors Association
In Ohio, due to Medicaid expansion, "nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists ... leaving them without the care they need for months or even years."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 19, 2017 remarks in Coral Springs, Fla.
Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 4, 2017 comments to reporters on Capitol Hill
Under Obamacare, "American families have seen an increase in premiums of $5,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on December 4, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 31, 2016 remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
"One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"State Department officials actually directed contracts for the Haitian recovery after the earthquake to friends of the Clintons."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"
"In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • October 16, 2016
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