Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Poverty Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.: The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white." Mary Burke stated on September 11, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families." Charlie Crist stated on July 2, 2014 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty." Scott Walker stated on May 15, 2014 in an ad: Under his leadership, more people in Wisconsin "have access to health care." Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year." Charlie Crist stated on February 7, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown.": "Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year." Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2013 in a meme on social media: "44% of homeless people are employed." Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs." Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor." Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone." Gina Raimondo stated on April 8, 2013 in a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day: "Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men." Sean Duffy stated on March 10, 2013 in an interview: The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama." Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment": "Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work." Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama." Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Tavis Smiley stated on April 22, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of two Americans … are living either in or near poverty. That means 150 million Americans, half of us." David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama." Sandra Williams stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference: "99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps." Rick Santorum stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters: As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Republican National Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video: In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty. Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a written opening statement for a debate: Under President Barack Obama, "more Americans are in poverty ... than at any time since the Census Bureau began keeping records on it over 50 years ago." Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook: "New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen." Occupied Wall Street Journal stated on October 5, 2011 in an article: "More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty." Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011: "In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty." Ron Kind stated on June 30, 2011 in a news release: "Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks to Medicare ... nearly all seniors have coverage and 75 percent fewer struggle in poverty."
Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.: The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white." Mary Burke stated on September 11, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families." Charlie Crist stated on July 2, 2014 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty." Scott Walker stated on May 15, 2014 in an ad: Under his leadership, more people in Wisconsin "have access to health care." Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year." Charlie Crist stated on February 7, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown.": "Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year." Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2013 in a meme on social media: "44% of homeless people are employed." Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs." Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor." Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone." Gina Raimondo stated on April 8, 2013 in a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day: "Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men." Sean Duffy stated on March 10, 2013 in an interview: The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama." Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment": "Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work." Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama." Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Tavis Smiley stated on April 22, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of two Americans … are living either in or near poverty. That means 150 million Americans, half of us." David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama." Sandra Williams stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference: "99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps." Rick Santorum stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters: As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Republican National Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video: In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty. Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a written opening statement for a debate: Under President Barack Obama, "more Americans are in poverty ... than at any time since the Census Bureau began keeping records on it over 50 years ago." Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook: "New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen." Occupied Wall Street Journal stated on October 5, 2011 in an article: "More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty." Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011: "In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty." Ron Kind stated on June 30, 2011 in a news release: "Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks to Medicare ... nearly all seniors have coverage and 75 percent fewer struggle in poverty."
Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.: The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white."
Mary Burke stated on September 11, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families."
Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Scott Walker stated on May 15, 2014 in an ad: Under his leadership, more people in Wisconsin "have access to health care."
Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Charlie Crist stated on February 7, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown.": "Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012."
Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2013 in a meme on social media: "44% of homeless people are employed."
Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor."
Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Gina Raimondo stated on April 8, 2013 in a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day: "Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men."
Sean Duffy stated on March 10, 2013 in an interview: The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."
Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment": "Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."
Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Tavis Smiley stated on April 22, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of two Americans … are living either in or near poverty. That means 150 million Americans, half of us."
David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama."
Sandra Williams stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference: "99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps."
Rick Santorum stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters: As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children."
Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
Republican National Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video: In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty.
Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a written opening statement for a debate: Under President Barack Obama, "more Americans are in poverty ... than at any time since the Census Bureau began keeping records on it over 50 years ago."
Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook: "New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen."
Occupied Wall Street Journal stated on October 5, 2011 in an article: "More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty."
Ed Schultz stated on August 25, 2011 in MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011: "In (Sen. Marco) Rubio's state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty."
Ron Kind stated on June 30, 2011 in a news release: "Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks to Medicare ... nearly all seniors have coverage and 75 percent fewer struggle in poverty."