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riversedge

(69,720 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:05 PM Oct 2018

WaPo Fact-Checker: Trump Op-Ed Has a Falsehood in Nearly Every Sentence

Source: DAILYBEAST



3 hours ago

REUTERS / Leah Millis

The Washington Post’s fact-check team reported Wednesday that almost every sentence in Trump’s opinion article for USA Today contains a misleading statement or a falsehood. The op-ed, which states “Democrats ‘Medicare for All’ plan will demolish promises to seniors,” contains previously debunked claims, the publication states. “Presumably the president is aware of our fact checks—he even links to one—but chose to ignore the facts in service of a campaign-style op-ed,” the article states. The Post article dissects the president’s piece line-by-line, correcting his claims along the way. Trump did get one thing right. According to the newspaper, Trump correctly stated that Medicare “studies have estimated that the program—under the version promoted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—would add $36 trillion in costs to the federal government over 10 years.”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/wapo-fact-checker-trump-op-ed-has-a-falsehood-in-nearly-every-sentence







Fact-checking President Trump’s USA Today op-ed on ‘Medicare-for-All’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/10/fact-checking-president-trumps-usa-today-op-ed-medicare-for-all/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7de36d10d40a

Nearly every line of President Trump's USA Today op-ed contained a false or misleading statement. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)


By Glenn Kessler



October 10 at 11:21 AM

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Many of these are claims we have already debunked. Presumably, the president is aware of our fact checks — he even links to two — but chose to ignore the facts in service of a campaign-style op-ed. Medicare-for-All is a complex subject, and serious questions could be raised about the cost and how a transition from today’s health-care system would be financed. Trump correctly notes that studies have estimated that the program — under the version promoted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — would add $36 trillion in costs to the federal government over 10 years.
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“As a candidate, I promised that we would protect coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions and create new health care insurance options that would lower premiums. I have kept that promise, and we are now seeing health insurance premiums coming down.”


Trump made this promise, but broke it. He supported Republican plans that would have weakened protections for individuals with preexisting conditions. His administration also has refused to defend the Affordable Care Act against a lawsuit that would undermine those protections. I
n effect, the Trump administration no longer supports a provision of the ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare, that makes it possible for people to buy insurance if they have preexisting health conditions. (We labeled this as a flip-flop.)

As for premiums, they have continued to increase on average, just at a lower rate than in the past. But experts say that without Trump’s moves to weaken the Affordable Care Act, premiums would be even lower in many states......
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WaPo Fact-Checker: Trump Op-Ed Has a Falsehood in Nearly Every Sentence (Original Post) riversedge Oct 2018 OP
USA Today was a disgrace to begin with, but this was ridiculously inappropriate, even for them RockRaven Oct 2018 #1
They should redeem themselves by prominently publishing the fact check. That'd be excellent. JudyM Oct 2018 #9
Or whoever wrote it for him thegoose Oct 2018 #2
Got that right JohnnyRingo Oct 2018 #11
republicans have produced the greatest liar of all times Achilleaze Oct 2018 #3
Irresponsible and Health Primiums are increasing djacq Oct 2018 #4
Lying to the American people used to be impeachable according to goprs. nt wiggs Oct 2018 #5
why did USA publish it? nt Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #6
"Nearly?" He's slipping The Mouth Oct 2018 #7
So he missed a few IronLionZion Oct 2018 #8
Their fact check is even biased angrychair Oct 2018 #10
one lie too many? this pack of lies is getting broad coverage. Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #12
And who exactly is surprised by this??? SKKY Oct 2018 #13

RockRaven

(14,782 posts)
1. USA Today was a disgrace to begin with, but this was ridiculously inappropriate, even for them
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:09 PM
Oct 2018

I HATE that people give this joke of a newspaper their time and attention.

JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
11. Got that right
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:28 PM
Oct 2018

It doesn't even sound like something he would say or know about. More like Stephen Miller.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
3. republicans have produced the greatest liar of all times
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:59 PM
Oct 2018

Their very own republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief, perfect choice for the party of lies.

djacq

(1,633 posts)
4. Irresponsible and Health Primiums are increasing
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:00 PM
Oct 2018

Have both TriCare and Blue Cross / Blue Shield.

One healthcare plan is going to drop.

angrychair

(8,593 posts)
10. Their fact check is even biased
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:20 PM
Oct 2018
would add $36 trillion in costs to the federal government over 10 years.


This is out of context and outright mischaracterization of the facts.

We will currently spend more than that for healthcare.

It also doesn’t consider costs coming down in a Medicare for all plan

SKKY

(11,771 posts)
13. And who exactly is surprised by this???
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:37 AM
Oct 2018

As we get closer to the mid-terms, the Republics are becoming less and less tethered to the truth.

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