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Welfare

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0% 27 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Welfare

Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on June 12, 2025 X, formerly Twitter
“Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
True
By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 28, 2023 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.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2023
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 17, 2022 a news release
Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2022
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2022 Public statement
“A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2022 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.”
False
By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2022
Carla Sands
Carla Sands
stated on January 19, 2022 an ad
Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years."
Half-True
February 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2021 a Facebook post
"If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits."
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 5, 2021
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on July 19, 2021 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.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • August 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 31, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 14, 2020 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.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 17, 2020 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.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“President Trump has banned welfare for illegal immigrants which will save $57.4 billion a year.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • April 24, 2020
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 22, 2020 a news release
Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020
David DiPietro
David DiPietro
stated on October 30, 2019 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?"  
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 3, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2019 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."
Mostly True
By Xander Landen • November 7, 2019
Rob Schmitt
Rob Schmitt
stated on August 14, 2019 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."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • August 15, 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
Brian Kolfage
Brian Kolfage
stated on June 10, 2019 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."
False
By Miriam Valverde • June 17, 2019
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on April 12, 2019 a radio interview
"Tony Evers is cutting child support."  
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • May 10, 2019
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on August 8, 2018 an ad
Says Amy McGrath "wants to fund more welfare for people who can work, but don’t."
Half-True
By Katie Akin • September 7, 2018
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