Welfare Scorecard true 0% 9 Checks mostly true 0% 27 Checks half true 0% 19 Checks mostly false 0% 14 Checks false 0% 17 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 9 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Welfare Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025 Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.” By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2023 Elise Stefanik stated on November 17, 2022 in a news release: Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2022 Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2022 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.” May 19, 2022 Carla Sands stated on January 19, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years." February 1, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits." By Bill McCarthy • August 5, 2021 Mark Walker stated on July 19, 2021 in a tweet: Says he worked to pass the 2018 farm bill “that helped farmers, invest(ed) in rural broadband, and added work requirements for able-bodied adults, Budd voted NO.” By Paul Specht • August 3, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” By Bill McCarthy • July 31, 2020 Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a White House speech: Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.” By Miriam Valverde • July 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.” By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2020 Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.” By Miriam Valverde • April 24, 2020 John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs." By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020 David DiPietro stated on October 30, 2019 in an interview: When it comes to how many of the 35 different federal welfare benefits each state can offer, "the average in the country is about 12 to 14. Why are we giving every one?" By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 3, 2019 Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2019 in a campaign email to Vermont media: "President Trump has lifted the prospect of voters across Vermont, overseeing a 11,742 decline of Vermont residents on food stamps." By Xander Landen • November 7, 2019 Rob Schmitt stated on August 14, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends First" discussion: Says the Trump administration’s new policy for legal immigrants on welfare "has been around for a while. This is not a new thing that the president is trying to implement here, that the United States has been this way." By Bill McCarthy • August 15, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance." By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2019 Brian Kolfage stated on June 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge." By Miriam Valverde • June 17, 2019 Dale Kooyenga stated on April 12, 2019 in a radio interview: "Tony Evers is cutting child support." By D.L. Davis • May 10, 2019 Congressional Leadership Fund stated on August 8, 2018 in an ad: Says Amy McGrath "wants to fund more welfare for people who can work, but don’t." By Katie Akin • September 7, 2018 Load More Latest Articles No articles to show. Latest promises about Welfare No promises to show. Latest promises about Welfare
