“Republicans plan to end Social Security and Medicare if they take back the Senate.”
Patty Murray
Senator (D-Wash.). in a tweet. Claim dated 25 Sep 2022.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
There is no such plan.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Patty Murray (Senator (D-Wash.)) made this claim around 25 September 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 September 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- PolitiFact: Mostly False“Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare.”
Where the claim appeared
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Related checks
- FactCheck.org: Misleading“Republicans’ plan would make Social Security disappear.”
- PolitiFact: False“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.”
- PolitiFact: Mostly False“Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.”