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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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Steve West
Steve West
stated on September 27, 2018 a page on his campaign website:
"PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!"
Mostly False
By Andrew Withers, Dylan Sherman • September 27, 2018
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
stated on August 19, 2018 California:
"California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 9, 2018 a blog post:
"Science says that being single will kill you faster than obesity."
Mostly False
By Katie Akin • August 20, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on March 30, 2018 a tweet:
A recent stomach virus outbreak at the beleaguered Quincy Veterans’ Home shows Gov. Bruce Rauner "is letting persistent health issues jeopardize the wellbeing of our nation’s heroes."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet:
"The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • February 8, 2018
Edward Markey
Edward Markey
stated on October 26, 2017 a statement:
Says HIV and AIDS rates have spiked "due to increased heroin and fentanyl use."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • October 31, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 25, 2017 an interview:
"California, New York and Massachusetts, they represent about 20 percent of the population, they get close to 36 percent of Obamacare funding. It's just simply inequitable."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2017
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 22, 2017 in an ad:
Says Kelli Ward hosted a town hall on "chemtrail conspiracy theories" and is open to sponsoring chemtrails legislation.
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 25, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2017 an interview:
"You have almost half the counties in America that have one provider or no provider for insurance" on the Obamacare exchanges.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2017
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters
stated on May 18, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"You can see visits to Moscow made during the campaign by (Paul) Manafort and others."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2017
Judy Chu
Judy Chu
stated on May 4, 2017 a press release:
The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 9, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on May 4, 2017 a news release:
"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 9, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 4, 2017 blog headlines:
Under the House Republican health plan, sexual assault is a pre-existing condition.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • May 5, 2017
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on May 2, 2017 a written statement:
Says the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, "absolutely does not eliminate protections for pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 4, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on March 13, 2017 a press conference:
The House Republican health care "plan doesn't get rid of Medicaid expansion."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 14, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a press briefing:
"Obamacare has failed."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 1, 2017
James Quintero
James Quintero
stated on October 10, 2016 a panel discussion at SXSW Eco:
Says that when San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags, "you saw the number of instances of people going to the ER with things like salmonella and other related illnesses" spike.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 23, 2016
No on 56 campaign
No on 56 campaign
stated on October 7, 2016 a campaign TV ad. :
California’s proposed tobacco tax "diverts 82 percent of the new taxes to line the pockets of wealthy special interests like insurance companies who don't have to help even one more patient."  
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • October 25, 2016
Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn
stated on September 13, 2016 a letter to state health officials:
"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 29, 2016
No on 56 campaign
No on 56 campaign
stated on August 16, 2016 radio and online advertisements:
"Prop 56 cheats schools out of at least $600 million."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 26, 2016
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