{"id":1599597,"date":"2022-08-10T16:26:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1599597"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:26:32","slug":"fact-check-did-lindsey-graham-make-this-comment-about-insulin-and-overpopulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-lindsey-graham-make-this-comment-about-insulin-and-overpopulation\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Lindsey Graham Make This Comment About Insulin And Overpopulation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-lindsey-graham-make-this-comment-about-insulin-and-overpopulation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1599597&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-06T131210Z_312394360_RC2RJV9ZD2XN_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-INFLATION-scaled-e1660050782939.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/william.house.378\/posts\/pfbid02TWfwsuyA4gKqq2NUZ8JmmDoFQJk3kqp8sEvLQ6h8FPnLndezvLGRnQMUNa3gjJahl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham made comments about insulin and overpopulation on CSPAN.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest Graham made such comments. The account that posted the tweet later admitted the statement was satire.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Senate passed the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/3592694-heres-whats-in-the-inflation-reduction-act-the-sweeping-health-and-climate-bill-passed-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>. The bill, which is expected to be passed by the House, includes a stipulation that would cap the cost of insulin for seniors on Medicare at $35 a month, the outlet reported. A group of Republican senators voted against extending the cap to others, with some claiming the bill fails to address the root cause of the skyrocketing insulin prices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2022\/08\/08\/insulin-price-cap-diabetes-senate-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Graham recently weighed in on the matter. It shows a screen grab of a tweet that quotes him as saying, \u201cThe Democrats are trying to attack us over this insulin thing. But next time you\u2019re in a long line at the grocery store, ask yourself: is it REALLY a good thing for more people to have life-saving medication? I thought liberals said we\u2019re overpopulated.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Popehat\/status\/1556406238790836224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>, which has amassed over 2,600 retweets, claims he made these comments on CSPAN.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Lindsey+Graham+on+CSPAN%3A+%E2%80%9C+The+Democrats+are+trying+to+attack+us+over+this+insulin+thing.+But+next+time+you%E2%80%99re+in+a+long+line+at+the+grocery%2C+ask+yourself%3A+is+it+REALLY+a+good+thing+for+more+people+to+have+life-saving+medication%3F+I+thought+liberals+said+we%E2%80%99re+overpopulated.%E2%80%9D&#038;oq=Lindsey+Graham+on+CSPAN%3A+%E2%80%9C+The+Democrats+are+trying+to+attack+us+over+this+insulin+thing.+But+next+time+you%E2%80%99re+in+a+long+line+at+the+grocery%2C+ask+yourself%3A+is+it+REALLY+a+good+thing+for+more+people+to+have+life-saving+medication%3F+I+thought+liberals+said+we%E2%80%99re+overpopulated.%E2%80%9D&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57.785j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to suggest Graham made such comments on CSPAN or elsewhere. The purported quote does not appear on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/pagelayout\/general\/one_item_and_teasers\/waf.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham\u2019s official website<\/a> or his verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044463815168\/search?q=Lindsey%20Graham%20on%20CSPAN%3A%20%27The%20Democrats%20are%20trying%20to%20attack%20us%20over%20this%20insulin%20thing%2C%22%20reads%20the%20senator%27s%20purported%20tweet.%20%22But%20next%20time%20you%27re%20in%20a%20long%20line%20at%20the%20grocery%20store%2C%20ask%20yourself%3A%20is%20it%20really%20a%20good%20thing%20for%20more%20people%20to%20have%20life-saving%20medication%3F%20I%20thought%20liberals%20said%20we%27re%20overpopulated&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22Lindsey%20Graham%20on%20CSPAN%3A%20%27The%20Democrats%20are%20trying%20to%20attack%20us%20over%20this%20insulin%20thing%2C%22%20reads%20the%20senator%27s%20purported%20tweet.%20%22But%20next%20time%20you%27re%20in%20a%20long%20line%20at%20the%20grocery%20store%2C%20ask%20yourself%3A%20is%20it%20really%20a%20good%20thing%20for%20more%20people%20to%20have%20life-saving%20medication%3F%20I%20thought%20liberals%20said%20we%27re%20overpopulated%22%20(from%3ALindseyGrahamSC)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> accounts. The senator did not mention insulin or overpopulation during a Senate Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?522196-1\/senate-republicans-warn-inflation-reduction-act-vote-rama-be-hell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news conference<\/a> that aired on Aug. 5 on CSPAN in response to the Democrats\u2019 proposed Inflation Reduction Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what you\u2019re doing is you\u2019re empowering the most radical people in this country to tax and spend at a time we can ill afford it,\u201d Graham said in response to Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema\u2019s support of the bill at the 28:35 mark of the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter account that initially shared the post later admitted it was satire in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Popehat\/status\/1556658537178079232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subsequent tweet<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/27\/fact-check-graham-airport-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Video Show Lindsey Graham Being Heckled At The Airport For His Stance On Gun Control?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to Graham\u2019s office for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham made comments about insulin and overpopulation on CSPAN.Verdict: FalseThere is no evidence to suggest Graham made such comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1599597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1599597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1599597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1599597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1599597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}