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The claim

Четверть литовцев живёт в бедности

Rating

Манипуляция

Reviewed by Azbuka media ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the claim conflates absolute poverty with the EU’s at-risk-of-poverty measure. It reports that 5.8% of Lithuania’s population lived in absolute poverty, while 21.5% were at risk of poverty in 2024; the latter measure indicates income below 60% of the national median and does not itself mean poverty.[S1]

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  1. [S1] Azbuka media original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026