Claim: "When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."
Fact-check: Rep. Marcia Fudge says 30 million people were in poverty when George W. Bush left office
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sabrina Eaton
Date published: 2013-01-30T00:00:00