The article makes the same lazy but rather critical mistake that most of the Western media makes: the poverty rate now is *lower* than when he came into power. But because it was higher in early 2024 shortly after he was elected they choose the most misleading statistic which includes the whole of 2024.

And in case you're wondering, the economist in charge of these poverty stats (Lavagna) is deeply aligned with Milei's leftist opposition.