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Latest Fact-Checks In Health Care

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Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on April 9, 2018 a campaign ad
"In Congress, (Patrick) Morrisey wrote the health care law giving free health care to illegals."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on March 20, 2018 a press release
West Virginia "has the highest overdose death rate in the nation."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2018
Meddaily
Meddaily
stated on February 28, 2018 a headline
The flu shot is "designed to spread cancer."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2018
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 5, 2018 a news release
California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 8, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet
"The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • February 8, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 18, 2018 a press conference
Reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program "for six years saves $1 billion" and doing it for 10 years saves $6 billion.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2018
Cora Faith Walker
Cora Faith Walker
stated on November 9, 2017 a guest commentary in the St. Louis American
"The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty."
Mostly True
By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • December 25, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on November 22, 2017 a press release
"Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid."
Half-True
By Tateanna McCaskill • December 22, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 20, 2017 a speech
"We essentially repealed Obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate ... and that was a primary source of funding of Obamacare."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 21, 2017
truthcommand.com
truthcommand.com
stated on November 21, 2017 an article on a website
"Now it’s official: FDA announced that vaccines are causing autism."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on October 13, 2017 a speech
Missouri "is leading the country when it comes to improving services for mental and behavioral health. Innovation is happening right here." 
Mostly True
By Carolina Vargas • December 15, 2017
Shared This
Shared This
stated on November 28, 2017 an article on a website
A Colgate toothpaste is subject to "recall."
False
By Amy Sherman • December 12, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 27, 2017 a tweet from her team's political account
The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • November 29, 2017
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on November 26, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2017
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on October 31, 2017 an email blast
"Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2017
John Thune
John Thune
stated on November 15, 2017 an interview on Fox News
"80 percent of the (individual mandate) tax falls on those who make $50,000 a year or less."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 17, 2017
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 14, 2017 a tweet
Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill.
Half-True
By Dan Clark, Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet
Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 14, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 1, 2017 a video
"Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 2017
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
stated on October 25, 2017 a news release
"Under Gov. (Rick) Scott’s leadership, Florida has had much success in lowering the rate of uninsured children."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • November 2, 2017
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