Latest Mostly True 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 Christie dicho el Octubre 30, 2012 en an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars." Robin Vos dicho el Noviembre 8, 2012 en an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Octubre 15, 2012 en a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it." Michael McCaul dicho el Octubre 22, 2012 en a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent." Keep Austin Healthy PAC dicho el Octubre 18, 2012 en a news article posted online Oct. 18, 2012.: Says the Central Health district's tax rate is the "lowest among the largest counties in Texas, and it will continue to be the lowest" if voters approve a proposed tax increase. Chris Christie dicho el Octubre 16, 2012 en a town hall meeting in West Milford: "Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor." Mitt Romney dicho el Octubre 16, 2012 en debate comments: Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust." Paul Ryan dicho el Octubre 11, 2012 en the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: "The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent." Joseph Kyrillos dicho el Octubre 4, 2012 en a debate on NJTV: Says the United States has the "highest corporate tax rate in the world." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 23, 2012 en an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 11, 2012 en a campaign speech: Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush. Joe Biden dicho el Septiembre 2, 2012 en a speech: "$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 6, 2012 en a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses." Anthony Gemma dicho el Septiembre 4, 2012 en a candidates debate: Providence has "amongst the highest tax rate(s) in the entire country." George LeMieux dicho el Agosto 29, 2012 en an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax." Paul Ryan dicho el Agosto 27, 2012 en an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code. Joseph Kyrillos dicho el Agosto 20, 2012 en a radio interview: "We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world." Sheldon Whitehouse dicho el Agosto 15, 2012 en a news release: "For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 18, 2012 en a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year." Tommy Thompson dicho el Agosto 3, 2012 en a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 1, 2012 en a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year." Barack Obama dicho el Julio 23, 2012 en an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top." Chris Christie dicho el Junio 26, 2012 en a video posted on YouTube: Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million." Our Oregon dicho el Junio 20, 2012 en a newsletter.: Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion." Mitt Romney dicho el Julio 4, 2012 en an interview with CBS News: The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax." Tammy Baldwin dicho el Mayo 30, 2012 en a memo to the media: Says "Tommy Thompson's tax plan amounts to an average tax cut of almost $87,000 for the top 1 percent." Scott Walker dicho el Mayo 31, 2012 en a recall debate: "We’ve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home." Colleen Kiernan dicho el Mayo 14, 2012 en an interview: "Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country." Dominic Chavez dicho el Marzo 30, 2012 en a campaign video: Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent. Barack Obama dicho el Mayo 5, 2012 en a campaign speech in Ohio: Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."
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Chris Christie dicho el Octubre 30, 2012 en an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars." Robin Vos dicho el Noviembre 8, 2012 en an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Octubre 15, 2012 en a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it." Michael McCaul dicho el Octubre 22, 2012 en a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent." Keep Austin Healthy PAC dicho el Octubre 18, 2012 en a news article posted online Oct. 18, 2012.: Says the Central Health district's tax rate is the "lowest among the largest counties in Texas, and it will continue to be the lowest" if voters approve a proposed tax increase. Chris Christie dicho el Octubre 16, 2012 en a town hall meeting in West Milford: "Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor." Mitt Romney dicho el Octubre 16, 2012 en debate comments: Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust." Paul Ryan dicho el Octubre 11, 2012 en the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: "The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent." Joseph Kyrillos dicho el Octubre 4, 2012 en a debate on NJTV: Says the United States has the "highest corporate tax rate in the world." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 23, 2012 en an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 11, 2012 en a campaign speech: Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush. Joe Biden dicho el Septiembre 2, 2012 en a speech: "$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 6, 2012 en a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses." Anthony Gemma dicho el Septiembre 4, 2012 en a candidates debate: Providence has "amongst the highest tax rate(s) in the entire country." George LeMieux dicho el Agosto 29, 2012 en an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax." Paul Ryan dicho el Agosto 27, 2012 en an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code. Joseph Kyrillos dicho el Agosto 20, 2012 en a radio interview: "We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world." Sheldon Whitehouse dicho el Agosto 15, 2012 en a news release: "For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 18, 2012 en a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year." Tommy Thompson dicho el Agosto 3, 2012 en a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court." Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 1, 2012 en a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year." Barack Obama dicho el Julio 23, 2012 en an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top." Chris Christie dicho el Junio 26, 2012 en a video posted on YouTube: Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million." Our Oregon dicho el Junio 20, 2012 en a newsletter.: Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion." Mitt Romney dicho el Julio 4, 2012 en an interview with CBS News: The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax." Tammy Baldwin dicho el Mayo 30, 2012 en a memo to the media: Says "Tommy Thompson's tax plan amounts to an average tax cut of almost $87,000 for the top 1 percent." Scott Walker dicho el Mayo 31, 2012 en a recall debate: "We’ve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home." Colleen Kiernan dicho el Mayo 14, 2012 en an interview: "Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country." Dominic Chavez dicho el Marzo 30, 2012 en a campaign video: Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent. Barack Obama dicho el Mayo 5, 2012 en a campaign speech in Ohio: Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."
Chris Christie dicho el Octubre 30, 2012 en an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
Robin Vos dicho el Noviembre 8, 2012 en an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Octubre 15, 2012 en a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
Michael McCaul dicho el Octubre 22, 2012 en a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
Keep Austin Healthy PAC dicho el Octubre 18, 2012 en a news article posted online Oct. 18, 2012.: Says the Central Health district's tax rate is the "lowest among the largest counties in Texas, and it will continue to be the lowest" if voters approve a proposed tax increase.
Chris Christie dicho el Octubre 16, 2012 en a town hall meeting in West Milford: "Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor."
Mitt Romney dicho el Octubre 16, 2012 en debate comments: Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust."
Paul Ryan dicho el Octubre 11, 2012 en the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: "The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."
Joseph Kyrillos dicho el Octubre 4, 2012 en a debate on NJTV: Says the United States has the "highest corporate tax rate in the world."
Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 23, 2012 en an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": "Taxes are lower on families than they've been probably in the last 50 years."
Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 11, 2012 en a campaign speech: Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.
Joe Biden dicho el Septiembre 2, 2012 en a speech: "$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families."
Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 6, 2012 en a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses."
Anthony Gemma dicho el Septiembre 4, 2012 en a candidates debate: Providence has "amongst the highest tax rate(s) in the entire country."
George LeMieux dicho el Agosto 29, 2012 en an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax."
Paul Ryan dicho el Agosto 27, 2012 en an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code.
Joseph Kyrillos dicho el Agosto 20, 2012 en a radio interview: "We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world."
Sheldon Whitehouse dicho el Agosto 15, 2012 en a news release: "For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years."
Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 18, 2012 en a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire: "His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
Tommy Thompson dicho el Agosto 3, 2012 en a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
Barack Obama dicho el Agosto 1, 2012 en a TV ad: Mitt Romney is proposing a tax plan "that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a year."
Barack Obama dicho el Julio 23, 2012 en an advertisement: "Gov. Romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top."
Chris Christie dicho el Junio 26, 2012 en a video posted on YouTube: Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million."
Our Oregon dicho el Junio 20, 2012 en a newsletter.: Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion."
Mitt Romney dicho el Julio 4, 2012 en an interview with CBS News: The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."
Tammy Baldwin dicho el Mayo 30, 2012 en a memo to the media: Says "Tommy Thompson's tax plan amounts to an average tax cut of almost $87,000 for the top 1 percent."
Scott Walker dicho el Mayo 31, 2012 en a recall debate: "We’ve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home."
Colleen Kiernan dicho el Mayo 14, 2012 en an interview: "Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country."
Dominic Chavez dicho el Marzo 30, 2012 en a campaign video: Says since 2000, Austin’s "tax burden" rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.
Barack Obama dicho el Mayo 5, 2012 en a campaign speech in Ohio: Mitt Romney has "proposed cutting his own taxes while raising them on 18 million working families."
