“Dr. Mehmet Oz showed "support for a plan that would end Social Security and Medicare.”
FF PAC
Democratic super PAC. TV ad. Claim dated 17 Oct 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
That refers to Sen. Rick Scott’s plan, which would “sunset” all federal programs in five years unless Congress reauthorized them. But Oz has not expressed support for doing that.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
FF PAC (Democratic super PAC) made this claim around 17 October 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 October 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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