Statement·self record·said 2026-02-02
“Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are fewer families living in poverty than under her predecessor.”
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Verdict
Mixedby PolitiFact
2026-02-06Reasoning
Michigan's poverty rate did decline modestly under Whitmer compared to her predecessor's final year, but national trends drove much of the change and the absolute number of people in poverty did not clearly fall.
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