“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”
Jon Tester
U.S. Senator, D-Mont.. a Facebook ad. Claim dated 6 Sep 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy used the term "pure privatization" when discussing the U.S. health care system during an August 2023 event. However, he did not say he intended to eliminate Medicare.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jon Tester (U.S. Senator, D-Mont.) made this claim around 6 September 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 September 2024, 14 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=political_and_issue_ad…
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