Latest Fact-checks in Taxes Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2018 in a tweet: "101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts." Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Donald Trump stated on May 30, 2018 in a tweet: Rep. Dan Donovan "voted for Tax Cuts" Patrick McHenry stated on May 29, 2018 in a newsletter: "Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year." Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention: New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation." Scott Walker stated on April 17, 2018 in an online ad: "Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010." Scott Dawson stated on May 15, 2018 in campaign press release: "Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism." Scott Wagner stated on May 21, 2018 in Fundraising email: Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class" Edward Cox stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom: Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’" Dean Heller stated on April 17, 2018 in a campaign ad press release: Says Jacky Rosen promised "to repeal middle-class tax cut." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Marc Molinaro stated on April 2, 2018 in a conversation with reporters: New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation" Anonymous Caller stated on April 10, 2018 in an anonymous phone message: Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name." Bloggers stated on April 5, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House." Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Donald Trump stated on April 5, 2018 in an event in West Virginia: "This will be the last time — April — that you’re going to (fill out) that old-fashioned, big, lots of pages, complicated tax form. Because next April you’re going to, in many cases, (file) one page, one card. It’s going to be very, very different. Very, very different." Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor: "Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich." Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2018 in a tweet: "The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas." Chris Collins stated on February 27, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of #TaxReform, 4 million American workers have received raises and bonuses, and 90% of Americans are seeing bigger paychecks this month." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies." Joel Giambra stated on February 10, 2018 in a Republican debate for governor: "I'm the only candidate on this stage who has actually cut taxes." Bruce Rauner stated on February 15, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois." Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase." Robert Mujica stated on January 18, 2018 in a radio interview: "70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
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Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2018 in a tweet: "101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts." Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Donald Trump stated on May 30, 2018 in a tweet: Rep. Dan Donovan "voted for Tax Cuts" Patrick McHenry stated on May 29, 2018 in a newsletter: "Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year." Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention: New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation." Scott Walker stated on April 17, 2018 in an online ad: "Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010." Scott Dawson stated on May 15, 2018 in campaign press release: "Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism." Scott Wagner stated on May 21, 2018 in Fundraising email: Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class" Edward Cox stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom: Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’" Dean Heller stated on April 17, 2018 in a campaign ad press release: Says Jacky Rosen promised "to repeal middle-class tax cut." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Marc Molinaro stated on April 2, 2018 in a conversation with reporters: New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation" Anonymous Caller stated on April 10, 2018 in an anonymous phone message: Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name." Bloggers stated on April 5, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House." Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Donald Trump stated on April 5, 2018 in an event in West Virginia: "This will be the last time — April — that you’re going to (fill out) that old-fashioned, big, lots of pages, complicated tax form. Because next April you’re going to, in many cases, (file) one page, one card. It’s going to be very, very different. Very, very different." Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor: "Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich." Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2018 in a tweet: "The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas." Chris Collins stated on February 27, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of #TaxReform, 4 million American workers have received raises and bonuses, and 90% of Americans are seeing bigger paychecks this month." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies." Joel Giambra stated on February 10, 2018 in a Republican debate for governor: "I'm the only candidate on this stage who has actually cut taxes." Bruce Rauner stated on February 15, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois." Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase." Robert Mujica stated on January 18, 2018 in a radio interview: "70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Patrick McHenry stated on May 29, 2018 in a newsletter: "Americans received the biggest tax cut in history last year."
Christine Quinn stated on May 23, 2018 in a presentation at the State Democratic Convention: New York state has the "second highest millionaires tax in the nation."
Scott Walker stated on April 17, 2018 in an online ad: "Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010."
Scott Dawson stated on May 15, 2018 in campaign press release: "Gov. Kay Ivey gave nearly $1 million of taxpayers’ money to a liberal activist organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and transgenderism."
Scott Wagner stated on May 21, 2018 in Fundraising email: Gov. Wolf is trying to implement "a severance tax that would be financed by Pennsylvania’s working class"
Edward Cox stated on May 1, 2018 in an interview on The Capital Pressroom: Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."
Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation."
Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes."
Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"
Dean Heller stated on April 17, 2018 in a campaign ad press release: Says Jacky Rosen promised "to repeal middle-class tax cut."
Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."
Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"
Marc Molinaro stated on April 2, 2018 in a conversation with reporters: New York has "among the highest tax burdens of any state in the nation"
Anonymous Caller stated on April 10, 2018 in an anonymous phone message: Says that unless the recipient called back about "your tax filings," you "will be taken into custody by the local cops as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name."
Bloggers stated on April 5, 2018 in posts on the Internet: "Nancy Pelosi vows Democrats will raise taxes if they take back the House."
Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
Donald Trump stated on April 5, 2018 in an event in West Virginia: "This will be the last time — April — that you’re going to (fill out) that old-fashioned, big, lots of pages, complicated tax form. Because next April you’re going to, in many cases, (file) one page, one card. It’s going to be very, very different. Very, very different."
Cynthia Nixon stated on March 20, 2018 in her announcement to run for governor: "Since taking office, Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich."
Mike Collier stated on March 18, 2018 in a tweet: "The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas."
Chris Collins stated on February 27, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of #TaxReform, 4 million American workers have received raises and bonuses, and 90% of Americans are seeing bigger paychecks this month."
Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies."
Joel Giambra stated on February 10, 2018 in a Republican debate for governor: "I'm the only candidate on this stage who has actually cut taxes."
Bruce Rauner stated on February 15, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."
Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase."
Robert Mujica stated on January 18, 2018 in a radio interview: "70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
