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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on November 22, 2017 a press release
"Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid."
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By Tateanna McCaskill • December 22, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 2, 2017 a speech
Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."  
Half-True
June 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 13, 2017 a speech
"Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin.  
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June 15, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 7, 2017 an interview
Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today."
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May 19, 2017
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on May 4, 2017
Says if the AHCA replaces Obamacare it will "significantly reduce insurance premiums in" North Carolina.
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 10, 2017
Nick Seymour
Nick Seymour
stated on January 7, 2017 an op-ed
Tuberculosis recently passed "HIV/AIDS as the leading infectious killer globally."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 11, 2017
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 2, 2016 a press release
More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but "the federal government has still only committed $7 million" to help Florida.
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By Amy Sherman • December 12, 2016
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 11, 2016 remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 27, 2016 a get-out-the-vote rally in North Carolina
"We are seeing kids who are healthier."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2016
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on October 11, 2016 a speech
Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster,  . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster."
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By Joseph Cariz • October 28, 2016
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders
stated on October 12, 2016 a press release
A World Health Organization report shows "that more people are dying of TB."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 24, 2016
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot.
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By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2016
Ertharin Cousin
Ertharin Cousin
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech transcript on Medium
"One extra year of schooling for girls reduces infant mortality rates among their children by up to 10 percent."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2016
No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films
No on 60 campaign against condom requirement in adult films
stated on June 24, 2016 in a campaign video advertisement
California’s Prop 60, which would require condom use in adult films, would put "workers in the adult film industry at risk for lawsuits and harassment."
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By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 3, 2016 an op-ed
After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 4, 2016
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 23, 2016 an email statement
The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico.  
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By Jon Greenberg • June 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 1, 2016 a news conference
"There are tens of thousands of homes right here in California where you turn on the faucet but you can't drink the water."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2016
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on April 1, 2016 a constituent newsletter
"Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."  
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June 1, 2016
Vicki Saporta
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."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016
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