Latest Fact-Checks In Poverty

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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on September 19, 2011 on "The Rachel Maddow Show"
"Poverty among Americans 65 and over is statistically unchanged" in recent years because of Social Security.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 19, 2011
Marie Ghazal
Marie Ghazal
stated on December 17, 2010 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 4, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 29, 2009 a news conference in Washington, D.C.
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2009
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on August 25, 2008 Denver
While in the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama passed legislation moving people "from welfare to jobs."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 19, 2008 a television ad
Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2008
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on December 19, 2007 a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
"One out of every four homeless people on our streets is a veteran."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 26, 2007
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