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Citizens Against Government Waste
Citizens Against Government Waste
stated on August 7, 2023 a political ad:
A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 11, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2023 a Facebook post:
Doctors in the Netherlands “ordered” to euthanize “citizens with autism and other minor disabilities, even if the patient does not currently express any desire to die."
False
By Jeff Cercone • July 28, 2023
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 19, 2023 a press release.:
“Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.”
Mostly True
By Michelle Andrews • July 28, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 26, 2023 una publicación en Facebook:
"Si lleva más de 6 meses viviendo en Estados Unidos puede solicitar implantes dentales sin coste alguno".
False
By Maria Briceño • July 18, 2023
David Wolfe
David Wolfe
stated on July 11, 2023 a Facebook post:
“Stop getting mammograms immediately as they are outdated and dangerous!” Thermography “is a safer way to test for breast cancer!”
False
By Madison Czopek • July 17, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 19, 2023 a video:
Video shows Tucker Carlson advertising Affordable Care Act subsidies.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 22, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2023 una publicación en Facebook:
Científicos descubren que al “consumir 3 tazas de leche diaria, las personas tienen más riesgos de desarrollar cáncer de mama”.
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño • June 20, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 6, 2023 a screenshot on Instagram:
“Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • June 16, 2023
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 24, 2023 Public appearance:
The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.”
False
By Madeline Heim • June 7, 2023
Al Franken
Al Franken
stated on May 17, 2023 a tweet:
"Americans will get $1.1 B in rebates from health insurance companies this year cuz of a provision I wrote in the ACA.”
Mostly True
By Julie Appleby • June 5, 2023
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on April 13, 2023 Radio interview:
On exceptions to Wisconsin's abortion ban
Half Flip
By Vanessa Swales • June 1, 2023
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on April 26, 2023 Twitter:
Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
True
By D.L. Davis • May 26, 2023
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2023 an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”:
"We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country."
Half-True
By Michelle Andrews • May 18, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2023 una publicación en Facebook:
“El Congreso ha aprobado un seguro de salud gratis con cobertura médica, dental y de visión”.
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 18, 2023
Mike Bost
Mike Bost
stated on April 26, 2023 a House floor speech:
Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."
Mostly False
By Michael McAulliff • May 9, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 14, 2023 a speech to the National Rifle Association:
"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on April 18, 2023 a Tweet:
Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.”
Mostly True
By Grace Abels • April 20, 2023
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 21, 2023 YouTube ad:
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
False
By Laura Schulte • March 7, 2023
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 6, 2023 a tweet:
"It's President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage."
False
By Madison Czopek, Yacob Reyes • February 15, 2023
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on January 19, 2023 Speech:
In Wisconsin, even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care."
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • February 9, 2023
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