“Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”
Doug Jones
Democratic senator from Alabama. In a campaign ad.. Claim dated 6 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Tuberville voiced interest in redirecting Social Security contributions into 401(k) type plans. He said he opposed cuts to Medicare.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Doug Jones (Democratic senator from Alabama) made this claim around 6 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 August 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/aqpU4B33uVw
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