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David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 13, 2016 a speech

"Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries."

False

June 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2016 a Phoenix rally

"Because of Obamacare, you have so many part-time jobs."

False

By Anthony Cave • June 22, 2016

John McCain
stated on May 17, 2016 a campaign advertisement

"30,000 Arizonans may have no choice" on Affordable Care Act coverage.

Mostly True

By Anthony Cave • June 11, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on April 27, 2016 a town hall at Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service

"Under (Obamacare), you can’t reward a person for better behavior. You can’t have incentives to be healthier."

Half-True

By Eric Litke • June 8, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 31, 2016 a news conference

"We're losing thousands of (veterans) waiting on line" because they can't get speedy health care from the Veterans Administration.

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 1, 2016

Rob Portman
stated on May 17, 2016 a radio interview

Ohio is "probably top five in the country, sadly, in terms of heroin overdoses. It’s now exceeded car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in Ohio."

Half-True

By Nadia Pflaum • May 23, 2016

Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee"

"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on April 29, 2016 a speech at the Vatican

"In the United States alone we lose more than 3,000 people a day to cancer."

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet

Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on May 2, 2016 a post on Medium

Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

Colorado Health Institute
stated on April 8, 2016 an analysis report

ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s.

Mostly True

By Alan Gathright • May 4, 2016

Jerry Jones
stated on March 22, 2016 remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting

Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

Pants on Fire!

By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2016

Jack Falanagan
stated on March 10, 2016 a speech

Says New Hampshire’s second congressional district includes two counties where "almost 5 percent if not more" of residents are enrolled in the state’s expanded Medicaid program.

True

By Clay Wirestone • April 15, 2016

Tom Price
stated on March 28, 2016 a Medium post

A study "from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, and Dartmouth concluded that Medicaid’s value to its beneficiaries is significantly lower than the actual cost of the program."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2016

Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler
stated on April 5, 2016 a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks

Says Rick Scott "cut Medicaid" so people can't "get Obamacare."

Half-True

By Joshua Gillin • April 6, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 23, 2016 a Medium post

The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2016

Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
stated on March 13, 2016 statement

"This unit is the only one in the state that strives to implement the principles of Mother-Friendly care as outlined by the national Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative."

False

By Jacqueline Tempera • March 27, 2016

Joe Pitts
stated on March 10, 2016 a Medium post

"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."

True

By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2016

Club for Growth
stated on March 17, 2016 a political ad

Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 21, 2016

Keep the Promise 1 PAC
stated on February 17, 2016 an attack ad

Says Donald Trump said the government is going to pay for everybody to have health care.

False

By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2016

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