Fact-check · Nov 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The poverty rate is at the best and lowest level ever recorded.”
MISLEADINGSaid in 3 broadcasts
Same claim as the one checked on Oct 6, 2026. Nothing in the record has changed since, so the verdict carries over. See the earlier check · How we keep verdicts consistent
What the record shows
Census Bureau, Official Poverty Rate: 11.1% (2023, latest available). Historical low was 11.0% in 1973.
Poverty rate claim requires confirmation against Census CPS historical data; timing of 'recently' unclear.
Every time it was said
3 times, Oct 1, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026 · 1 true · 2 misleading
TrueMisleading
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