Latest Fact-Checks In Poverty

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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
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 19, 2020 a State of the State Address
"Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • February 21, 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
Mark Batinick
Mark Batinick
stated on October 8, 2019 a radio interview
Says California has "30% or a third of the country’s people living at or below the poverty level."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 20, 2019
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." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2019
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on June 23, 2019 an interview on "Axios on HBO"
"The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • August 14, 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
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 17, 2019 a tweet
Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2019
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on May 17, 2019 an interview
"We’ve lifted hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty in the last five years."
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 10, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post
"70% of Americans in poverty are white."  
Half-True
May 16, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 a tweet
"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.
Mostly True
By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes President Jimmy Carter as saying "If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don’t."
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a speech in Green Bay, Wis.
"The poverty rate for Wisconsin families has reached the lowest rate in 22 years."
False
By Eric Litke • April 30, 2019
Marie Newman
Marie Newman
stated on April 24, 2019 a radio interview
"We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 28, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 17, 2019 a podcast
"It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 19, 2019
Delaware Health and Social Services
Delaware Health and Social Services
stated on January 14, 2019 a flyer
"March 2019 and on-going food benefits WILL NOT be available until further notice. Clients are encouraged to use their food benefits as soon as possible in case SNAP benefits are unavailable in March."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 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
Kendra Fershee
Kendra Fershee
stated on September 19, 2018 a Facebook post
"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."
Mostly True
By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • November 1, 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."
True
By Patrick Orsagos • October 23, 2018
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