Fact-check · Oct 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The poverty rate is the best it's ever been”
MISLEADINGSaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
Census Bureau, Official Poverty Rate: 11.1% (2023, latest available). Historical low was 11.0% in 1973.
2023 poverty rate near but not at historical low; 1973 was lower at 11.0%. Claim overstates current achievement.
Every time it was said
2 times, Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026 · 1 true · 1 misleading
TrueMisleading
The verdicts differ. Differences come from changes in the wording or in what each check found. Each check is linked below.
Oct 1, 2026TRUE
Oct 6, 2026MISLEADING
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