Latest Fact-Checks In Poverty

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Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 8, 2025 a press conference
“About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2025
FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks
stated on September 28, 2021 a Facebook post
“The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
Mostly False
September 29, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 a speech at CPAC
HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2021
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 an interview
Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."
Mostly False
December 18, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 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
September 18, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on December 9, 2019 an interview published by The Root
Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 12, 2019
Democrats Rising
Democrats Rising
stated on November 26, 2017 a headline
"Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 21, 2017 a town hall
Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job."  
Mostly False
September 1, 2017
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait
stated on July 7, 2017 a recall filing
Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development."  
Mostly False
July 14, 2017
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on June 15, 2017 during a Q&A with reporters inside City Hall
"We are seeing poverty being reduced in south St. Pete at a number larger than the national average, the state average, county or Tampa and Jacksonville."  
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • June 27, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 24, 2017 a tweet
"It would take $135 billion to eradicate global poverty."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 24, 2016 a speech in Tampa
"Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. … The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2016
John Shimkus
John Shimkus
stated on June 7, 2016 a tweet
"When LBJ started #WarOnPoverty, 14% of Americans lived in poverty. 50 yrs later, 14% still do. There's a #BetterWay."
Mostly False
By Marc Filippino • July 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 5, 2015 an interview on CNN
"We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth."
Mostly False
July 8, 2015
Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
stated on May 10, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2015
George Nee
George Nee
stated on February 5, 2015 testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee
Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 22, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 his book, "American Dreams"
"If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • January 14, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech
"One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class" during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagan's presidency.   
Mostly False
November 7, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate
Four million women have fallen into poverty in the last six years.  
Mostly False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 15, 2014
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