Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary

"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014

Leticia Van de Putte
stated on August 29, 2014 a press release

"Our men and women of the Guard have been forced to contact food banks to feed themselves."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 19, 2014

Larry Elder
stated on August 20, 2014 comments on CNN

"If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world."

By Derek Tsang • September 2, 2014

Moms Rising
stated on August 5, 2014 a tweet

"Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."

By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on July 25, 2014 an interview

Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, "are not working or even in school trying to find a job."

July 30, 2014

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 17, 2014 an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show"

The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan.

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014

David Alameel
stated on June 28, 2014 his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party

Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 2, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on May 27, 2014 a meme on social media

"For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps."

By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2014 a meme on the Internet

The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society.

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2014

Carly Fiorina
stated on January 12, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"

"Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women."

By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2014

Jim McDermott
stated on November 12, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Politics Nation"

"On (the federal minimum wage of) $7.75, you can’t even make half the poverty level."

By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2013

Daniel Llanes
stated on October 12, 2013 an opinion column

"78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2013

Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet

"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013

Ted Cruz
stated on April 1, 2013 remarks in Austin, Texas

"Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas."

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2013

Frank Keating
stated on March 17, 2013 an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

"In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church."

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2013

Marcia Fudge
stated on January 17, 2013 a panel discussion on poverty

"When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."

By Sabrina Eaton • January 30, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Deshotel
stated on November 13, 2012 a press release.

"There is no evidence that poor people abuse drugs more frequently than any other socio-economic group."

By W. Gardner Selby • November 26, 2012

Dan Ramos
stated on June 13, 2012 a speech in the Ohio House

Lorain "is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio."

By Joe Guillen • July 2, 2012

Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 a song/speech

Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.

By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 a campaign speech

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

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