A meme claiming Mitch McConnell received government-funded health care as a child has been gaining traction on the left despite being false.
“As a kid, Mitch McConnell had polio, and the government paid for ALL of his care and rehabilitation,” the image, posted by the Facebook group Occupy Democrats. “Now, as the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, McConnell is taking government-funded care away from tens of millions of Americans. Let that sink in.”
The image has since spread across social media, and was shared on Twitter by “Hand of God” star Ron Perlman, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and the GOP.