Welfare Scorecard True 0% 9 Checks Mostly True 0% 27 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 14 Checks False 0% 17 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 9 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Welfare Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” July 30, 2025 Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.” By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2023 Elise Stefanik stated on November 17, 2022 in a news release: Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2022 Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.” May 19, 2022 Carla Sands stated on January 19, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years." February 1, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits." By Bill McCarthy • August 5, 2021 Mark Walker stated on July 19, 2021 in a tweet: Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.” By Paul Specht • August 3, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” By Bill McCarthy • July 31, 2020 Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a White House speech: Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.” By Miriam Valverde • July 17, 2020 Load More Latest Articles No articles to show.
