Latest Fact-checks in Poverty Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better. Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: "Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half." Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth." Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.": Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago." Common Sense Kids Action stated on September 21, 2015 in a press release: "California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state." Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs." Roy Blunt stated on September 4, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair: "The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070." Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history." Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." Scott Walker stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech: Says he "turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare," but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsin's history "everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid." Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. Bernie Sanders stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth." Maria Shriver stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level." Jeb Bush stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters: "There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s." Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin: "Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account." Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity." Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.
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Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better. Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: "Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half." Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth." Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.": Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago." Common Sense Kids Action stated on September 21, 2015 in a press release: "California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state." Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs." Roy Blunt stated on September 4, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair: "The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070." Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history." Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." Scott Walker stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech: Says he "turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare," but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsin's history "everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid." Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. Bernie Sanders stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth." Maria Shriver stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level." Jeb Bush stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters: "There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s." Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin: "Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account." Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity." Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.
Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."
Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better.
Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans."
Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: "Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half."
Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it."
Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth."
Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.": Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's.
Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
Common Sense Kids Action stated on September 21, 2015 in a press release: "California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state."
Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."
Roy Blunt stated on September 4, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair: "The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070."
Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty."
Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."
Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959."
Scott Walker stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech: Says he "turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare," but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsin's history "everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid."
Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth."
Maria Shriver stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."
Jeb Bush stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters: "There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s."
Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin: "Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account."
Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity."
Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.
