Tom Coburn: "Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this...
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Obama health plan does not call for government-run health care br> When Sen. Tom Coburn said that under President Obama, "all the health care in this country is...
View ArticleTom Coburn: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's...
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Coburn says 20 percent of every Medicare dollar goes to fraud br>On the Aug. 24 edition of Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren , Sen. Tom...
View ArticleTom Coburn: "The American people will be appalled to learn the health care...
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Health bill appears to exempt some congressional staff br>Since President Barack Obama signed the health care bill into law, we've seen many criticisms that...
View ArticleTom Coburn: There are "10 or 20 deaths a year from foodborne...
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Tom Coburn says that only 10 to 20 people die annually from foodborne illnesses br> On Nov. 30, 2010, the Senate, by a 73-25 vote, passed the FDA Food Safety...
View ArticleTom Coburn: "One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. That's one...
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Tom Coburn says one of every 19 Americans gets SSDI or SSI payments br> At a Dec. 1, 2010, meeting of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and...
View ArticleTom Coburn: "The government's twice the size it was 10 years ago....
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Sen. Tom Coburn says government is twice the size it was a decade ago br> EDITOR’S NOTE: Upon further consideration, we have changed the rating on this item from...
View ArticleTom Coburn: "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into...
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Tom Coburn says after national park gun ban lifted, violent crime fell by 85 percent br> During an interview on the MSNBC show Morning Joe, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.,...
View ArticleTom Coburn: "Oregon is spending $10 million advertising Obamacare with...
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is Cover Oregon spending $10 million advertising Obamacare with ads that don't even mention 'insurance'? br>Enrollment problems continue to dog Cover Oregon’s...
View ArticleTom Coburn: The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and...
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Tom Coburn: Death penalty deters violent criminals br>Last week reporters, attorneys and state officials watched Oklahoma death row inmate Clayton Lockett...
View ArticleTom Coburn: The home-mortgage deduction is widely thought to be "a...
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Do 73 percent of benefits from mortgage deduction go to those earning $250,000 a year? br>Not long before he was to officially retire from the U.S. Senate,...
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