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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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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."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 4, 2016 a radio ad
Says Ron Johnson voted to turn Medicare "into a voucher program."
Mostly True
June 10, 2016
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on May 16, 2016 a House resolution
The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, "threatens global public health."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • June 3, 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."  
Half-True
June 1, 2016
U.S. Dairy Export Council
U.S. Dairy Export Council
stated on May 9, 2016 a press release
Says a WHO proposal "portrays milk and dairy products as an obstacle to a healthy start in life."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 20, 2016
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
stated on May 18, 2016 an interview on NBC
Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • May 19, 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."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad
"Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done."
False
May 11, 2016
Joe Biden
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
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on April 14, 2016 a tweet
"Closing the tobacco loophole would save Missouri taxpayers $50,000,000"
True
By Andrew Kessel • May 6, 2016
Joe Biden
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
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 24, 2016 a speech
Says an array of statistics show that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rival that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • April 28, 2016
Tim Ziemer
Tim Ziemer
stated on January 20, 2016 an article posted on Medium
"In Africa, a child dies every minute because of (malaria)."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 26, 2016 a speech
"Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."  
Mostly True
April 22, 2016
Marcus Low
Marcus Low
stated on March 19, 2016 an interview with a South African journalist
"Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 5, 2016
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 4, 2016 a informal news website
"Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2016 a Tampa Bay Times interview
"Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 31, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 18, 2016 a post on Medium
Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2016
Joe Pitts
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
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
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