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Latest Fact-Checks In Social Security

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Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.:
Says Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security was done "in the private sector, it would be called criminal."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 22, 2011
Alliance for Retired Americans
Alliance for Retired Americans
stated on July 12, 2011 in an email blast:
"Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release:
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • March 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference:
If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 23, 2010 in a campaign commerical:
Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 24, 2010 in a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”:
Charlie Crist "attacks me for positions he held, like, six months ago, (when) he was running in the Republican primary."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 24, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on October 15, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Fiorina's plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2010
Patriot Majority PAC
Patriot Majority PAC
stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2010
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 15, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads:
Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."
Mostly False
By Cary Spivak • September 23, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on September 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Harry Reid has voted "to give illegals Social Security benefits even for the time they were here illegally."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2010
Blanche Lincoln
Blanche Lincoln
stated on August 19, 2010 in a TV ad:
John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security"
Mostly False
By Lukas Pleva • September 2, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN:
Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address:
"Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • August 18, 2010
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs:
In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • April 21, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2010
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver:
"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • August 26, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 18, 2008 in a speech in Gresham, Ore.:
"Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • May 22, 2008
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