Claim: In 1993, Newt Gingrich "first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating" for it.
Fact-check: Michele Bachmann says Newt Gingrich backed individual mandate in 1993, 2011
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2011-12-11T00:00:00