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Latest Fact-Checks In Poverty

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 27, 2023 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 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
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on October 30, 2021 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
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 5, 2021 remarks:
After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.”
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By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2021
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 19, 2020 a debate:
“Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 a tweet:
"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.
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By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019
Kendra Fershee
Kendra Fershee
stated on September 19, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."
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By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • November 1, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 1, 2018 a tweet:
"Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million."
Mostly True
By Patrick Orsagos • August 23, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on July 26, 2018 an ad in the Houston Defender:
Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2018
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview:
Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
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By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2018
stated on May 8, 2018 an Austin American-Statesman news story:
Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman:
"I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2018
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on February 7, 2018 a headline:
"Food stamp enrollment drops by four million in one month."
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By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 21, 2017 a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:
"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."
Mostly True
By Carolina Vargas, Emma Diltz • October 31, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on June 6, 2017 a speech:
Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 22, 2017
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
stated on April 20, 2017 a discussion with the president of the World Bank:
Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2017
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
stated on February 17, 2017 comments at the Munich Security Conference:
Global poverty is down to "less than 10% today from 37% in 1990."
Mostly True
By Jana Heigl • March 1, 2017
John Patrick
John Patrick
stated on January 12, 2017 a Texas Capitol press conference:
"If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2017
Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg
stated on January 9, 2017 a tweet:
"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."
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By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 19, 2017 a speech to business leaders:
Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
Mostly True
By Will Doran • January 19, 2017
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