Latest Fact-Checks In Poverty

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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 2, 2019 a newspaper
Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." 
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By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 9, 2019 Twitter
"Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low."
True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 16, 2019
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on December 8, 2018 an op-ed
"Adjusting for inflation, West Virginia’s median household income has not grown in a decade."
True
By Shannon MacNeil • December 12, 2018
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 an op-ed
The poverty rate in West Virginia "was 19.1 percent, the fourth-highest in the country."
True
By Liz Newton, Zack Schwehm • December 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
"The poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans -- it’s been incredible, they’ve all reached their lowest levels in the history of our country."
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By Patrick Orsagos • October 23, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign speech
"Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
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By Chris Nichols • September 19, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 8, 2018 a tweet
"This year West Virginia produced more AmeriCorps members than any other state."
True
By Lili Zecevic • August 31, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 14, 2018 a speech
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
True
July 19, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on May 17, 2018 a tweet
"Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans."
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By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2018
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
stated on March 16, 2017 a press release
"South Florida ranks No. 1 in the gap between wages and housing."
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By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2017
Chad Mayes
Chad Mayes
stated on January 17, 2017 a speech
California has "the highest poverty rate in the nation" when considering the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure.
True
By Chris Nichols • January 20, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech
"Latinos are 17 percent of our country's population but hold only 2 percent of its wealth."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 5, 2016 a speech in Charlotte, N.C.
Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage."
True
By Will Doran • July 8, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 9, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2016
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on October 9, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."
True
By Sean Nelson • November 30, 2015
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on September 4, 2015 at the Missouri State Fair
"The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070."
True
By Sean Nelson • November 30, 2015
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on July 27, 2015 his year-in-review speech
"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
True
By Bradley Saacks • August 20, 2015
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on March 2, 2015 a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group
"More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 19, 2015
Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
stated on April 13, 2014 an appearance on “10 News Conference”
"In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 21, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2014 a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff
"Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2014
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