Claim: Dr. Ben Carson said the "disintegration of the family unit and the welfare state are enslaving African-Americans and ruining their futures" but received help from such programs in his youth.
Fact-check: FACT CHECK: Did Ben Carson's Family Benefit from Welfare?
Verdict: Mixture
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Kim Lacapria
Date published: 2015-10-29T14:24:40