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Bernie Sanders
stated on February 25, 2019 a CNN town hall event:

Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • March 6, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post:

Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.

False

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019

Cory Gardner
stated on February 14, 2019 an interview:

Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • February 21, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on December 2, 2018 a tweet:

"$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."

False

By Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2018

Dale Kooyenga
stated on November 7, 2018 a radio interview:

Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"

Half-True

By D.L. Davis • November 30, 2018

Gwen Moore
stated on November 8, 2018 a TV interview:

"We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people."

Mostly True

By Eric Litke • November 20, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 26, 2018 a campaign rally:

"The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore."

False

By Manuela Tobias • November 2, 2018

Dan McCready
stated on October 10, 2018 a debate:

"Mark Harris has said he would cut Social Security and Medicare."

Half-True

By Paul Specht • November 2, 2018

Linda Coleman
stated on October 26, 2018 a town hall:

"Seniors can be charged five times what anybody else is charged for health care for pre-existing conditions" under the Republican health care bill.

Mostly False

By Bill McCarthy • October 30, 2018

Leah Vukmir
stated on October 19, 2018 a debate:

Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare.

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2018

Future45
stated on October 16, 2018 a campaign ad:

Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..."

Pants on Fire!

By Manuela Tobias • October 24, 2018

Maine Democratic Party
stated on October 5, 2018 a campaign mailer:

Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."

Mostly False

By Stephen Koff • October 24, 2018

Danny O'Connor
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."

Mostly False

By Stephen Koff • September 26, 2018

Mike Bishop
stated on September 21, 2018 a TV ad:

Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients.

False

By Samantha Putterman • September 26, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 5, 2018 an exchange with reporters:

"We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger."

False

By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2018

Ron DeSantis
stated on August 30, 2018 Laura Ingraham's radio show:

Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."

False

By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2018

Jacky Rosen
stated on August 13, 2018 a campaign endorsement event:

Says Sen. Dean Heller "wants to cut programs like Social Security and Medicare to pay for tax cuts for his ultra-wealthy donors."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2018

Rick Scott
stated on July 30, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security."

Mostly False

By Katie Akin • August 16, 2018

Kyrsten Sinema
stated on June 11, 2018 campaign website:

Says she is "the only candidate for Senate who refuses to cut Medicare and Social Security or raise the retirement age."

Half-True

By Miriam Valverde • August 14, 2018

Adam Putnam
stated on July 17, 2018 a TV ad:

"Congressman DeSantis voted to cut Social Security and Medicare" and "voted to increase the retirement age."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2018

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