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 David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is responsible for the roughly $7,800 "I pay in property taxes per year." Mary Burke stated on January 19, 2014 in a speech: Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle." Mary Burke stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview: "We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV." Rod Monroe stated on January 15, 2014 in an Oregon Senate work session: "We have the lowest beer tax in the nation." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010." Ron Johnson stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech: "The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent." Nicholas Gorham stated on December 30, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us." Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Mary Burke stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state." Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature" Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck." Kathleen Peters stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected." Tom Coburn stated on December 17, 2013 in Coburn's "Wastebook 2013": "Oregon is spending $10 million advertising Obamacare with ads that don’t even mention the program and how to enroll in it" and that don’t "mention the word ‘insurance.’" Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical." David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care. Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid." David Rible stated on November 30, 2013 in an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program: "This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes." Revitalize Cobb stated on November 22, 2013 in a flier: The new Atlanta Braves stadium will require no tax increase for homeowners and provide $3 million annually for Cobb County schools. Senate Conservatives Fund stated on December 9, 2013 in as quoted by Politico: "John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare." David Dewhurst stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website: "I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history." James Capretta stated on December 1, 2013 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": Obamacare is a "massive, massive income redistribution" with "$250 billion a year in Medicaid expansion (and) in the subsidy structure that's basically being paid for by people on Medicare, through Medicare cuts, and a lot of tax increases." Joseph Henchman stated on November 19, 2013 in hearing testimony: "Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Island’s sales tax." Mary Burke stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview: "The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions. Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." Kenneth Block stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio: Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country." Charlotte Nash stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview: Finance experts estimate that paying in cash for the $2.5 billion in projects funded by the sales tax saved Gwinnett County more than $1 billion in interest payments. Larry Elder stated on November 4, 2013 in CNN's "Crossfire" roundtable: "When you add a dollar value to mandates," government took almost 50 percent "of the American people’s money." Scott Walker stated on October 25, 2013 in a press release: With a bill bringing $100 million in property tax relief, "the typical Wisconsin homeowner will save approximately $680 over four years." Janet Bewley stated on October 24, 2013 in a speech: "The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes."
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David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is responsible for the roughly $7,800 "I pay in property taxes per year." Mary Burke stated on January 19, 2014 in a speech: Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle." Mary Burke stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview: "We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV." Rod Monroe stated on January 15, 2014 in an Oregon Senate work session: "We have the lowest beer tax in the nation." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010." Ron Johnson stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech: "The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent." Nicholas Gorham stated on December 30, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us." Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Mary Burke stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state." Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature" Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck." Kathleen Peters stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected." Tom Coburn stated on December 17, 2013 in Coburn's "Wastebook 2013": "Oregon is spending $10 million advertising Obamacare with ads that don’t even mention the program and how to enroll in it" and that don’t "mention the word ‘insurance.’" Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical." David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care. Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid." David Rible stated on November 30, 2013 in an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program: "This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes." Revitalize Cobb stated on November 22, 2013 in a flier: The new Atlanta Braves stadium will require no tax increase for homeowners and provide $3 million annually for Cobb County schools. Senate Conservatives Fund stated on December 9, 2013 in as quoted by Politico: "John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare." David Dewhurst stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website: "I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history." James Capretta stated on December 1, 2013 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": Obamacare is a "massive, massive income redistribution" with "$250 billion a year in Medicaid expansion (and) in the subsidy structure that's basically being paid for by people on Medicare, through Medicare cuts, and a lot of tax increases." Joseph Henchman stated on November 19, 2013 in hearing testimony: "Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Island’s sales tax." Mary Burke stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview: "The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions. Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." Kenneth Block stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio: Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country." Charlotte Nash stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview: Finance experts estimate that paying in cash for the $2.5 billion in projects funded by the sales tax saved Gwinnett County more than $1 billion in interest payments. Larry Elder stated on November 4, 2013 in CNN's "Crossfire" roundtable: "When you add a dollar value to mandates," government took almost 50 percent "of the American people’s money." Scott Walker stated on October 25, 2013 in a press release: With a bill bringing $100 million in property tax relief, "the typical Wisconsin homeowner will save approximately $680 over four years." Janet Bewley stated on October 24, 2013 in a speech: "The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is responsible for the roughly $7,800 "I pay in property taxes per year."
Mary Burke stated on January 19, 2014 in a speech: Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle."
Mary Burke stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview: "We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Rod Monroe stated on January 15, 2014 in an Oregon Senate work session: "We have the lowest beer tax in the nation."
Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010."
Ron Johnson stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech: "The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent."
Nicholas Gorham stated on December 30, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us."
Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."
Mary Burke stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature"
Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
Kathleen Peters stated on January 8, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected."
Tom Coburn stated on December 17, 2013 in Coburn's "Wastebook 2013": "Oregon is spending $10 million advertising Obamacare with ads that don’t even mention the program and how to enroll in it" and that don’t "mention the word ‘insurance.’"
Jonathan Harris stated on December 24, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical."
David Dewhurst stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet: In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.
Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid."
David Rible stated on November 30, 2013 in an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program: "This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."
Revitalize Cobb stated on November 22, 2013 in a flier: The new Atlanta Braves stadium will require no tax increase for homeowners and provide $3 million annually for Cobb County schools.
Senate Conservatives Fund stated on December 9, 2013 in as quoted by Politico: "John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare."
David Dewhurst stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website: "I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history."
James Capretta stated on December 1, 2013 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": Obamacare is a "massive, massive income redistribution" with "$250 billion a year in Medicaid expansion (and) in the subsidy structure that's basically being paid for by people on Medicare, through Medicare cuts, and a lot of tax increases."
Joseph Henchman stated on November 19, 2013 in hearing testimony: "Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Island’s sales tax."
Mary Burke stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview: "The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions.
Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP."
Kenneth Block stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio: Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country."
Charlotte Nash stated on October 22, 2013 in an interview: Finance experts estimate that paying in cash for the $2.5 billion in projects funded by the sales tax saved Gwinnett County more than $1 billion in interest payments.
Larry Elder stated on November 4, 2013 in CNN's "Crossfire" roundtable: "When you add a dollar value to mandates," government took almost 50 percent "of the American people’s money."
Scott Walker stated on October 25, 2013 in a press release: With a bill bringing $100 million in property tax relief, "the typical Wisconsin homeowner will save approximately $680 over four years."
Janet Bewley stated on October 24, 2013 in a speech: "The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes."
