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Herman Cain

Herman Cain

Herman Cain is an author, columnist and talk radio host. Cain, a former pizza franchise CEO, ran for president as a Republican in 2012.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Herman Cain

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Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on November 3, 2014 a blog post:
"More people are losing their insurance (due to Obamacare) than are becoming newly insured."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2014
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on August 11, 2014 comments on Fox News Business:
"Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve."  
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 26, 2014
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on November 15, 2013 a video on Cain TV:
Says Thomas Jefferson said, "You might be able to fool the people for awhile, and they may go astray, but sooner or later the American people are going to wake up and they will correct the course."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2013
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 19, 2011 several public statements:
Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 2, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 11, 2011 a debate:
On auditing the Federal Reserve
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus • November 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 31, 2011 an interview on "PBS Newshour":
China is "trying to develop nuclear capability."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 2, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 18, 2011 a debate in Las Vegas:
The 9-9-9 plan "does not raise taxes on those that are making the least."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011 his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House":
The Department of Energy’s "Billion Ton Study" has shown that wind and solar energy combined "could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011:
"Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 14, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 5, 2011 an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus:
Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his "9-9-9" plan than under the current tax system.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 13, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 12, 2011 an interview on MSNBC:
"Every worker pays 15.3 percent payroll tax."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 12, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 5, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 15, 2011 an op-ed:
"If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • October 3, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 22, 2011 the Fox News Google debate in Orlando:
"If we had been on 'Obamacare' and a bureaucrat was trying to tell me when I could get that CAT scan, that would have delayed my treatment."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Willoughby Mariano • September 27, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 15, 2011 an op-ed :
"This is the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • September 26, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
"Today, when people retire in Galveston County, Texas, they retire making at least 50 percent more than they would ever get out of Social Security."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on August 11, 2011 the GOP debate in Ames, Iowa:
Says that he did "not exactly" say that communities have the right to ban mosques.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 17, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on June 13, 2011 the Republican primary presidential debate in Manchester, NH:
Muslims tried to use Sharia law to influence court decisions in New Jersey and Oklahoma
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • June 20, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on June 13, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 26, 2011 a YouTube video:
"When I became president and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, it was supposed to go bankrupt . . . We turned it around with common-sense business principles."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 10, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About Herman Cain

Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 30, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2020
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on October 11, 2011 the Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire:
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain called Ron Paul’s followers "ignorant."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 25, 2011
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