Poverty Scorecard True 0% 42 Checks Mostly True 0% 86 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 38 Checks False 0% 51 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 14 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Poverty Gretchen Whitmer stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack: Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. February 6, 2026 Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. May 12, 2025 Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2024 in a speech in Las Vegas: “Kamala cast the tiebreaking vote to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to go after your tip income.” By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2024 Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2024 Jessica Ramos stated on February 6, 2024 in a statement at a media event: “Half of the cities with the highest rates of child poverty are in” New York state. By Claire Fisher, Rebecca Schneider • March 13, 2024 Joe Biden stated on February 27, 2023 in An address at the White House: “We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.” By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023 Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in his State of the Union address: "Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from." By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023 Raphael Warnock stated on August 29, 2022 in a speech in Albany, Ga.: The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.” By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2022 Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview: “In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.” By Vanessa Swales • January 7, 2022 Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." By D.L. Davis • November 11, 2021 Load More Latest Articles Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown • October 23, 2025 Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • March 21, 2025 Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia’s Senate race By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022 Murders spiked in 2020. Why? By Jon Greenberg • July 14, 2021 Joe Biden’s plan to cut child poverty by half: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2021
