Are Food Stamps (SNAP) Getting Cut?
A viral January 2023 tweet claimed that Republicans sought to further restrict eligible items for SNAP recipients.
A viral January 2023 tweet claimed that Republicans sought to further restrict eligible items for SNAP recipients.
A screenshot of a tweet by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich claiming taxpayers subsidized $153 billion of corporate profits appeared on Imgur amid a wider discussion around corporate treatment of employees.
Although the USDA confirmed that it was empowered to broaden access to food for WIC recipients during the coronavirus pandemic, we couldn’t verify WIC-approved restrictions were actually relaxed.
A February 2020 tweet about a $50,000 wage earner paying $36 in tax toward food stamps and $4,000 for corporate subsidies has been circulating for years. Is it true?
A short-lived blog’s attempt at humor hinged on mocking the Obama administration — and the poor.