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 January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history." Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent." Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation: "Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up." Bluedot Daily stated on December 26, 2017 in a headline: "Trump: police officers and firefighters make too much money…hits them with tax penalty." Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2018 in an email from the White House: The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts." Jenna Fischer stated on December 23, 2017 in a tweet: After enactment of the Republican tax bill, "school teachers can no longer deduct the cost of their classroom supplies on their taxes." Jason Smith stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." Ivanka Trump stated on December 21, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": In April, "the vast majority will be (filling out their taxes) on a single postcard." Claudia Tenney stated on December 3, 2017 in a local news interview: On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill" Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Travis Allen stated on June 15, 2017 in a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article: "This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas." Carlos Curbelo stated on December 10, 2017 in a television interview: The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does. Bruce Rauner stated on December 4, 2017 in a press conference: "The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ " Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA." Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent." Chris Ruddy stated on December 3, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills. Daniel Biss stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet: These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns. Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2017 in a press conference: The Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000. Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me." Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: "For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan."
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Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history." Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent." Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation: "Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up." Bluedot Daily stated on December 26, 2017 in a headline: "Trump: police officers and firefighters make too much money…hits them with tax penalty." Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2018 in an email from the White House: The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts." Jenna Fischer stated on December 23, 2017 in a tweet: After enactment of the Republican tax bill, "school teachers can no longer deduct the cost of their classroom supplies on their taxes." Jason Smith stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981." Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes." Ivanka Trump stated on December 21, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": In April, "the vast majority will be (filling out their taxes) on a single postcard." Claudia Tenney stated on December 3, 2017 in a local news interview: On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill" Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Travis Allen stated on June 15, 2017 in a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article: "This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas." Carlos Curbelo stated on December 10, 2017 in a television interview: The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does. Bruce Rauner stated on December 4, 2017 in a press conference: "The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ " Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA." Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent." Chris Ruddy stated on December 3, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills. Daniel Biss stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet: These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns. Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2017 in a press conference: The Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000. Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me." Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: "For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history."
Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan."
Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: The Republicans and President Donald Trump "passed a tax bill that gave 80 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent."
Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year."
Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation: "Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up."
Bluedot Daily stated on December 26, 2017 in a headline: "Trump: police officers and firefighters make too much money…hits them with tax penalty."
Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2018 in an email from the White House: The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts."
Jenna Fischer stated on December 23, 2017 in a tweet: After enactment of the Republican tax bill, "school teachers can no longer deduct the cost of their classroom supplies on their taxes."
Jason Smith stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on December 15, 2017 in Buffalo: "The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."
Ivanka Trump stated on December 21, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": In April, "the vast majority will be (filling out their taxes) on a single postcard."
Claudia Tenney stated on December 3, 2017 in a local news interview: On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill"
Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."
Travis Allen stated on June 15, 2017 in a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article: "This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas."
Carlos Curbelo stated on December 10, 2017 in a television interview: The House tax bill has "a lot more permanent relief for middle-income and even lower-income families" than the Senate bill does.
Bruce Rauner stated on December 4, 2017 in a press conference: "The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ "
Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts.
JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average."
Lou Barletta stated on November 29, 2017 in a tweet: "GDP is booming. Let’s spread the prosperity to the middle class with big #TaxCuts. Our #TaxReform package doubles standard deduction, brings $$$ back home, and reduces rates for ALL taxpayers. We will #MAGA."
Roy Cooper stated on November 30, 2017 in a blog: Half of the proposed federal tax breaks "would go to the wealthiest 1 percent."
Chris Ruddy stated on December 3, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills.
Daniel Biss stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet: These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns.
Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2017 in a press conference: The Senate GOP plan does not raise taxes for Americans earning less than $70,000.
Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me."
Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: "For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan."
