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Latest Fact-Checks In Poverty

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Gretchen Whitmer
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.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2026
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference:
“About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2025
Donald Trump
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.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2024
Donald Trump
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.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2024
Jessica Ramos
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.
False
By Claire Fisher, Rebecca Schneider • March 13, 2024
Joe Biden
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.”
Mostly True
By Matthew Crowley • March 22, 2023
Joe Biden
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."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023
Raphael Warnock
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.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2022
Joe Volk
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.”
False
By Vanessa Swales • January 7, 2022
Gwen Moore
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."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 11, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on October 17, 2021 in a headline:
Democrats “manufactured votes from low income voters to steal the battleground states.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 19, 2021
FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks
stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2021
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 29, 2021 in a speech:
“It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.”
Half-True
By Lauren White • September 15, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 5, 2021 in remarks:
After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC:
HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook:
“If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 19, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS:
“If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2021
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 in an interview:
Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad:
Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet:
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
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