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 Chris Abele stated on January 31, 2011 in a campaign news release: Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County. Americans Against Food Taxes stated on February 6, 2011 in a television commercial: "Some politicians … want to put new taxes on a lot of groceries." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I lowered taxes over the last two years." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I didn't raise taxes once." Terry Gorman stated on January 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year." Ron Wyden stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually. Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Mike Villarreal stated on January 7, 2011 in an op-ed column.: Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system. Mark Warner stated on January 25, 2011 in a TV interview.: The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes. One Wisconsin Now stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release: "Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending" Americans For Tax Reform stated on January 10, 2011 in in a news release.: Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an "overall tax hike." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill." Cory Mason stated on January 13, 2011 in a news release: "Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation" Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Paul Krugman stated on January 6, 2011 in an op-ed column.: Says that "data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities suggest that the Texas budget gap is worse than New York’s, about as bad as California’s, but not quite up to New Jersey levels." Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death." Scott Walker stated on January 5, 2011 in a news release: In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs. Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person." Eric Cantor stated on January 6, 2011 in a statement.: The health care reform law "offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases." Lloyd Doggett stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview.: "The richest 1 percent of America will get a bigger tax cut through this bill than the family income of the average family here in Central Texas." Pat Toomey stated on January 2, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have the highest (corporate tax rates) in the world right now." Mary Olson stated on December 8, 2010 in in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing : Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities." Bobby Scott stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.: The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform. Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on December 13, 2010 in a Twitter message: Under the compromise tax agreement, "99.7% of American families will not pay 1 nickel in an estate tax." Jim DeMint stated on December 7, 2010 in a radio interview: The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax." Mark Brodeur stated on December 2, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism. Jim Moran stated on December 2, 2010 in a news release.: The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000." Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
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Chris Abele stated on January 31, 2011 in a campaign news release: Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County. Americans Against Food Taxes stated on February 6, 2011 in a television commercial: "Some politicians … want to put new taxes on a lot of groceries." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I lowered taxes over the last two years." Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I didn't raise taxes once." Terry Gorman stated on January 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year." Ron Wyden stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually. Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Mike Villarreal stated on January 7, 2011 in an op-ed column.: Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system. Mark Warner stated on January 25, 2011 in a TV interview.: The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes. One Wisconsin Now stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release: "Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending" Americans For Tax Reform stated on January 10, 2011 in in a news release.: Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an "overall tax hike." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill." Cory Mason stated on January 13, 2011 in a news release: "Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation" Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Paul Krugman stated on January 6, 2011 in an op-ed column.: Says that "data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities suggest that the Texas budget gap is worse than New York’s, about as bad as California’s, but not quite up to New Jersey levels." Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death." Scott Walker stated on January 5, 2011 in a news release: In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs. Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person." Eric Cantor stated on January 6, 2011 in a statement.: The health care reform law "offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases." Lloyd Doggett stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview.: "The richest 1 percent of America will get a bigger tax cut through this bill than the family income of the average family here in Central Texas." Pat Toomey stated on January 2, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have the highest (corporate tax rates) in the world right now." Mary Olson stated on December 8, 2010 in in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing : Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities." Bobby Scott stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.: The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform. Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires." Bernie Sanders stated on December 13, 2010 in a Twitter message: Under the compromise tax agreement, "99.7% of American families will not pay 1 nickel in an estate tax." Jim DeMint stated on December 7, 2010 in a radio interview: The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax." Mark Brodeur stated on December 2, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism. Jim Moran stated on December 2, 2010 in a news release.: The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000." Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
Chris Abele stated on January 31, 2011 in a campaign news release: Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County.
Americans Against Food Taxes stated on February 6, 2011 in a television commercial: "Some politicians … want to put new taxes on a lot of groceries."
Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I lowered taxes over the last two years."
Barack Obama stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview on Super Bowl Sunday: "I didn't raise taxes once."
Terry Gorman stated on January 6, 2011 in a radio interview: "Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year."
Ron Wyden stated on February 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually.
Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent."
Mike Villarreal stated on January 7, 2011 in an op-ed column.: Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system.
Mark Warner stated on January 25, 2011 in a TV interview.: The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes.
One Wisconsin Now stated on January 28, 2011 in a news release: "Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending"
Americans For Tax Reform stated on January 10, 2011 in in a news release.: Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an "overall tax hike."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."
Cory Mason stated on January 13, 2011 in a news release: "Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation"
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
Paul Krugman stated on January 6, 2011 in an op-ed column.: Says that "data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities suggest that the Texas budget gap is worse than New York’s, about as bad as California’s, but not quite up to New Jersey levels."
Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death."
Scott Walker stated on January 5, 2011 in a news release: In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs.
Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."
Eric Cantor stated on January 6, 2011 in a statement.: The health care reform law "offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases."
Lloyd Doggett stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview.: "The richest 1 percent of America will get a bigger tax cut through this bill than the family income of the average family here in Central Texas."
Pat Toomey stated on January 2, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have the highest (corporate tax rates) in the world right now."
Mary Olson stated on December 8, 2010 in in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing : Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities."
Bobby Scott stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.: The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform.
Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 13, 2010 in a Twitter message: Under the compromise tax agreement, "99.7% of American families will not pay 1 nickel in an estate tax."
Jim DeMint stated on December 7, 2010 in a radio interview: The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax."
Mark Brodeur stated on December 2, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.
Jim Moran stated on December 2, 2010 in a news release.: The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
