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Statements about Hunger
Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Half-True

Record numbers, but wrong to focus blame on Obama

"More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."

Chain email

Chain email

Pants on Fire!

For free? Try six-figure salaries!

While CEOs of some large charities have big salaries, the heads of some veterans groups do the job for free.

Doreen Costa

Doreen Costa

False

Studies show the opposite.

"The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"

David Cicilline

David Cicilline

Pants on Fire!

4 Falses in 46 seconds.

The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet."

Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich

True

In one county it's more than 50 percent

"Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food."

Herman Cain

Herman Cain

Mostly True

Former pizza CEO (almost) delivers on food stamp claim

The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Half-True

Food stamp use at record high, but not exclusively Obama's fault

President Barack Obama deserves to be called "the most successful food stamp president in American history" because "47 million Americans are on food stamps."

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Half-True

Cautious math marred by her misstatement of the results

Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals."

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee

Mostly False

"Most" aren't on welfare or under-educated, and a big majority work

Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."

Jamie Radtke

Jamie Radtke

Mostly False

Don't just blame Bernanke

Federal Reserve policies have led to a 69 percent rise in corn prices, 44 percent rise in wheat prices and 15 percent spike in sugar prices over the last year.

Oregon Food Bank

Oregon Food Bank

Half-True

It all depends on how you serve the numbers

"Oregon, once again, remains among the top five hungriest states in the nation."

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