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 Kevin Brady stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." Tim Scott stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan. Marco Rubio stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax." Donald Trump stated on November 26, 2017 in a tweet: Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes." Lloyd Doggett stated on November 20, 2017 in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group: Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally." John Larson stated on November 10, 2017 in a House Ways and Means Committee markup: Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee weren’t "even entitled to bring an expert witness on any aspect of the tax code that affects 100 percent of our economy." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights." Rick Scott stated on November 9, 2017 in a Tampa news conference : "We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs." Steve Mnuchin stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "On the personal tax side, middle-income people are getting cuts and rich people are getting very little cuts or, in certain cases, increases" under the Republican tax bills. Brian Higgins stated on November 3, 2017 in remarks at a House hearing: "The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000" Roger Falk stated on November 3, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state. John Thune stated on November 15, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "80 percent of the (individual mandate) tax falls on those who make $50,000 a year or less." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet: Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill. John Cox stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview: Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation. Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular." Richard Durbin stated on November 12, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally." American Action Network stated on November 7, 2017 in an ad: Says the Republican tax plan "helps families" like one in which a woman lost her job and then lost her life savings fighting her husband’s cancer. Kevin McCarthy stated on November 5, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned." Dianne Feinstein stated on November 6, 2017 in a tweet: "Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses." Markwayne Mullin stated on November 3, 2017 in a post on a congressional office website: "Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average American family of four will receive a $1,182 tax cut." Drew Ferguson stated on November 5, 2017 in an email to a constituent: Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases." Paul Ryan stated on November 3, 2017 in a speech: "With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes." Freedom Partners stated on October 26, 2017 in TV ads: "Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes." James Lankford stated on October 22, 2017 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America." Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history." Travis Forward stated on October 23, 2017 in a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions: "The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen." Nancy Pelosi stated on October 12, 2017 in a tweet: The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."
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Kevin Brady stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans." Tim Scott stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan. Marco Rubio stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax." Donald Trump stated on November 26, 2017 in a tweet: Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes." Lloyd Doggett stated on November 20, 2017 in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group: Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally." John Larson stated on November 10, 2017 in a House Ways and Means Committee markup: Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee weren’t "even entitled to bring an expert witness on any aspect of the tax code that affects 100 percent of our economy." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights." Rick Scott stated on November 9, 2017 in a Tampa news conference : "We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs." Steve Mnuchin stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "On the personal tax side, middle-income people are getting cuts and rich people are getting very little cuts or, in certain cases, increases" under the Republican tax bills. Brian Higgins stated on November 3, 2017 in remarks at a House hearing: "The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000" Roger Falk stated on November 3, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state. John Thune stated on November 15, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "80 percent of the (individual mandate) tax falls on those who make $50,000 a year or less." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet: Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill. John Cox stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview: Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation. Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular." Richard Durbin stated on November 12, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally." American Action Network stated on November 7, 2017 in an ad: Says the Republican tax plan "helps families" like one in which a woman lost her job and then lost her life savings fighting her husband’s cancer. Kevin McCarthy stated on November 5, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned." Dianne Feinstein stated on November 6, 2017 in a tweet: "Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses." Markwayne Mullin stated on November 3, 2017 in a post on a congressional office website: "Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average American family of four will receive a $1,182 tax cut." Drew Ferguson stated on November 5, 2017 in an email to a constituent: Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases." Paul Ryan stated on November 3, 2017 in a speech: "With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes." Freedom Partners stated on October 26, 2017 in TV ads: "Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes." James Lankford stated on October 22, 2017 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America." Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history." Travis Forward stated on October 23, 2017 in a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions: "The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen." Nancy Pelosi stated on October 12, 2017 in a tweet: The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."
Kevin Brady stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo: In the House Republican bill, "70 percent of the tax relief goes to those families making less than 200,000."
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 27, 2017 in a tweet from her team's political account: The GOP tax plan "Sabotages the health care of 13 MILLION Americans."
Tim Scott stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "If you don't pay income taxes ... you'll have more money" under the Republican tax plan.
Marco Rubio stated on November 26, 2017 in an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
Donald Trump stated on November 26, 2017 in a tweet: Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes."
Lloyd Doggett stated on November 20, 2017 in an interview with Sinclair Broadcast Group: Under the Republican tax bill, President Donald Trump "and his family would walk off with more than a billion dollars personally."
John Larson stated on November 10, 2017 in a House Ways and Means Committee markup: Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee weren’t "even entitled to bring an expert witness on any aspect of the tax code that affects 100 percent of our economy."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
Rick Scott stated on November 9, 2017 in a Tampa news conference : "We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs."
Steve Mnuchin stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "On the personal tax side, middle-income people are getting cuts and rich people are getting very little cuts or, in certain cases, increases" under the Republican tax bills.
Brian Higgins stated on November 3, 2017 in remarks at a House hearing: "The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a year you lose $9,000"
Roger Falk stated on November 3, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says the Austin school district "enjoys the highest per-student funding of all large Texas districts" even after forwarding tax revenue to the state.
John Thune stated on November 15, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "80 percent of the (individual mandate) tax falls on those who make $50,000 a year or less."
Andrew Cuomo stated on November 14, 2017 in a tweet: Congressional Republicans "want to take health care from millions of Americans in order to pay for" a tax bill.
John Cox stated on October 21, 2017 in a Capital Public Radio interview: Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says the individual mandate is "highly unpopular."
Richard Durbin stated on November 12, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."
American Action Network stated on November 7, 2017 in an ad: Says the Republican tax plan "helps families" like one in which a woman lost her job and then lost her life savings fighting her husband’s cancer.
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 5, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
Dianne Feinstein stated on November 6, 2017 in a tweet: "Teachers spend $1.6 BILLION per year on school supplies. The Republican tax bill ELIMINATES their ability to deduct those expenses."
Markwayne Mullin stated on November 3, 2017 in a post on a congressional office website: "Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average American family of four will receive a $1,182 tax cut."
Drew Ferguson stated on November 5, 2017 in an email to a constituent: Under the House Republican tax proposal, "the average family of four earning median income ($59,000/year) will receive an additional $1,182 in their pocket every year."
Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases."
Paul Ryan stated on November 3, 2017 in a speech: "With this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."
Freedom Partners stated on October 26, 2017 in TV ads: "Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes."
James Lankford stated on October 22, 2017 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America."
Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."
Travis Forward stated on October 23, 2017 in a mailer advocating voter approval of Travis County bond propositions: "The Travis County propositions will not raise your taxes! If you are 65 or older, your property taxes are frozen."
Nancy Pelosi stated on October 12, 2017 in a tweet: The state and local tax deduction is a major benefit for moderate-income households because "50% of households that claim State & Local Tax deduction make under $100K."
