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stated on October 1, 2013 viral posts on the Internet
Says a man opted out of Obamacare after the marketplace launched on Oct. 1, 2013, and was informed he owed a $4,000 fine.
Pants on Fire!
October 4, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on September 12, 2013 a statement.
The growth in health care costs "has been reined in through the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • October 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2013 an NPR interview
"At the time that (Medicare Part D) was passed (it) was actually less popular than the Affordable Care Act, according to the polls."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • October 4, 2013
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 1, 2013 a House floor speech
In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech at Largo, Md.
"In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 20, 2013 a news release
"A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 27, 2013 remarks at the White House
"The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2013
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on September 19, 2013 a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed
"Many state and federal agencies have such ‘navigators’ involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance."
True
By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2013
Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss
stated on September 25, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech about the Affordable Care Act
"Up to half of all Americans have a pre-existing condition."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 22, 2013 an ABC News interview
Warren Buffett says stop Obamacare now and start over.
Pants on Fire!
By Janel Davis • September 27, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2013 a Senate floor speech
UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 24, 2013 on CNN's "Crossfire"
"(Obamacare) is a bill which has never once had a majority of Americans favor it."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • September 26, 2013
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter
stated on September 20, 2013 a press release
"According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit."
Mostly True
By Jim Haddadin • September 25, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 22, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
Says President Barack Obama "has amended, delayed, or repealed 19 components of his very own (health care) law."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on September 6, 2013 a radio ad
"Unlike you and me, Congress gets to keep up to $11,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies" under Obamacare.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 25, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on September 18, 2013 an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper"
Mental health provisions related to mass shootings "got over 90 votes in the Senate."
True
By Steve Gilbert • September 24, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on September 20, 2013 a press release
"The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2013
Betsy McCaughey
Betsy McCaughey
stated on September 15, 2013 the New York Post
"Obamacare will question your sex life."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 19, 2013
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
stated on September 15, 2013 an interview with Fox News
The employer mandate "affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 2013
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