Jon Tester

U.S. Senator, D-Mont.. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2024 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact20 Sep 2024United States Health

Jon Tester, U.S. Senator, D-Mont.

“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: 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.

Checked by PolitiFact12 Sep 2024United States Health

Jon Tester, U.S. Senator, D-Mont.

“Tim Sheehy “would let politicians like him ban abortion, with no exceptions for rape or to save a woman’s life, and criminalize women.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has publicly said he favors including exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the pregnant woman in legislation to restrict abortion.