Claim: Mitt Romney's senior adviser Ed Gillespie distorted some economic facts on "Meet the Press" when he accused President Obama of creating a U.S. economy that is "hostile" to women. Gillespie said the "number of single-mother families living in poverty" is now the highest "in recorded history." But poverty statistics date only to 1959, and the poverty rate for single mothers — which is a better indicator than the total number —
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Verdict: mitt romney's senior adviser ed gillespie distorted some economic facts on "meet the press" when he accused president obama of creating a u.s. economy that is "hostile" to women. gillespie said the "number of single-mother families living in poverty" is now the highest "in recorded history." but poverty statistics date only to 1959, and the poverty rate for single mothers — which is a better indicator than the total number —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-05-01T21:16:50