Claim: Would you believe that one in six Americans is "going hungry"? You shouldn't, because it's not true. Nevertheless, the liberal group MoveOn.org claimed something close to that in an end-of-the-year appeal for donations to Feeding America, the national anti-hunger charity. MoveOn's message said: "This winter, a record 49 million Americans are going hungry because of the economy."  Dear MoveOn member, "I'm sure we're going to run out of food today,
Fact-check: MoveOn.org: Starved for Facts - FactCheck.org
Verdict: would you believe that one in six americans is "going hungry"? you shouldn't, because it's not true. nevertheless, the liberal group moveon.org claimed something close to that in an end-of-the-year appeal for donations to feeding america, the national anti-hunger charity. moveon's message said: "this winter, a record 49 million americans are going hungry because of the economy."  dear moveon member, "i'm sure we're going to run out of food today,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2010-01-05T16:54:34