Claim: "In 1968, a full-time worker earning minimum wage, could actually support a family of three above the poverty line. Today, that same worker would earn less than the poverty line for a family of two."
Fact-check: Virginia Interfaith Center says minimum wage households face poverty
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sean Gorman
Date published: 2014-03-03T00:00:00