Latest Fact Checks By Shefali Luthra

Trump’s talk on preexisting conditions doesn’t match his administration’s actions

By Shefali Luthra

May 16, 2019

"We will always protect patients with pre-existing conditions, very importantly."

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Swalwell’s tweet about Georgia’s new abortion law is only slightly off-key

By Shefali Luthra

May 13, 2019

"The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our…

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Booker’s argument for environmental justice stays within the lines

By Shefali Luthra

May 1, 2019

"We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." 

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Is the high cost of insulin keeping diabetics from taking their medicine?

By Shefali Luthra

April 26, 2019

"One out of 4 diabetes patients in our country cannot afford their insulin."

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Mulvaney: Trump brought down drug prices for the first time in 50 years

By Shefali Luthra

April 15, 2019

"Drug prices in this country actually came down last year for the first time in 50 years. That’s because Donald Trump’s president." 

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