Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Bob Marshall
stated on December 13, 2010 a news release.:

Those who fail to buy health insurance under "Obamacare" face the threat of jail time.

By Wes Hester • December 20, 2010

Donna Garner
stated on December 9, 2010 a newsletter:

Says Joe Straus "was co-author of a bill that would have allowed Planned Parenthood to control public school sex education."

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 13, 2010

The Walking Dead
stated on December 5, 2010 the TV show's season finale:

In the case of a catastrophic event, the Atlanta-area offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will self-destruct.

By Willoughby Mariano • December 10, 2010

Rick Scott
stated on November 18, 2010 a speech:

"The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years."

By Amy Sherman • December 9, 2010

Mike Prendergast
stated on October 29, 2010 a campaign mailer:

"Congresswoman Kathy Castor voted to spend $2.6 million to teach prostitutes in China to drink responsibly."

By Robert Farley • November 1, 2010

Reid Ribble
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign news release:

"I lost my health insurance and my doctor because of Obamacare."

By James B. Nelson • October 27, 2010

American Action Network
stated on October 21, 2010 a campaign ad:

Ed Perlmutter voted for "Viagra for rapists" paid for with tax dollars.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 26, 2010

John Raese
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate:

Under the new health care law, "the first person (a) patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. That is called a panel."

By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2010

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign TV ad:

Says "Tom Barrett supports a government takeover of our health care"

By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 2010

Chain email
stated on August 2, 2010 a chain e-mail:

Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2010

Stephen Archambault
stated on June 28, 2010 a speech at the state Democratic convention:

Blue Cross headquarters has "a $30,000 granite table."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 11, 2010

Bill Lynch
stated on May 19, 2010 posting on his website:

Blue Cross’ new $90-million Providence headquarters "was outfitted with $25 million in decor."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 28, 2010

Rick Barber
stated on June 13, 2010 a political ad:

"Without representation, (the IRS) can increase taxes."

By Robert Farley • June 18, 2010

Chain email
stated on June 10, 2010 a chain e-mail:

Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 10, 2010

Dan Fanelli
stated on June 3, 2010 a video on his campaign website:

Under the new health care law, the elderly will be denied care when they have "passed the age limit for treatment."

By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2010

Bill O'Reilly
stated on April 13, 2010 a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor:

"We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2010

John Carter
stated on April 12, 2010 a Twitter message:

Says the new health care law delivers a "$13 billion tax increase on families with special needs."

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 19, 2010

Marco Rubio
stated on March 22, 2010 in a fundraising E-mail.:

"The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus."

By Aaron Sharockman • April 7, 2010

Rick Perry
stated on April 2, 2010 a column:

"The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 5, 2010

John Carter
stated on March 21, 2010 a press release:

"The bill also provides full federal funding for abortions…"

By W. Gardner Selby • March 29, 2010

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