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0% 335 Checks
Half True
0% 415 Checks
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on in stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University::
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said ‘we’re not cutting science’ or research. NIH grant cuts show that’s wrong
Pants on Fire!
February 5, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2026 in a graphic on Truth Social and Instagram:
The former U.S. childhood vaccine schedule called for babies to get “72 injections.”
False
January 15, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:
“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”
Pants on Fire!
November 20, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 16, 2025 in remarks to reporters:
Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”
Half-True
November 19, 2025
stated on October 13, 2025 in an X post:
Florida will be the “hardest hit” state in the country if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire.
Mostly True
October 20, 2025
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on October 5, 2025 in an X post:
“As a condition for ending the Democrat shutdown, Democrats want hospitals (to be) paid MORE to treat illegal aliens than American citizens.”
False
October 9, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 2, 2025 in an X post:
Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”
False
October 8, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 28, 2025 in en una entrevista:
“Los demócratas están amenazando con cerrar todo el gobierno porque quieren dar cientos de miles de millones de dólares en beneficios de cuidado de salud a los inmigrantes ilegales”.
False
October 2, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on September 19, 2025 in an X post:
Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.
Half-True
October 2, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview:
“Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire government because they want to give hundreds of billions of dollars of health care benefits to illegal aliens.”
False
October 1, 2025
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
People with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.”
Mostly True
September 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2025 in a press conference:
“There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
Pants on Fire!
September 23, 2025
stated on September 12, 2025 in a post on X:
“Republicans are spiking health insurance premiums by 75% for everyday Americans” if they don’t extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Mostly True
September 17, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on August 16, 2025 in an X post:
“North Carolina has just approved a law permitting foreign doctors to practice without completing U.S. training or licensing exams.”
Mostly False
September 16, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 4, 2025 in a Senate Finance Committee hearing:
“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mostly False
September 4, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on July 19, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
“The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left” because of his chronic venous insufficiency.
Pants on Fire!
July 21, 2025
stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":
A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.”
Mostly False
July 11, 2025
John Thune
John Thune
stated on May 30, 2025 in an interview with KOTA:
“A lot of times, health care comes with a job.”
Half-True
June 27, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview:
Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.
Mostly False
June 22, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol:
In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”
False
May 22, 2025
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