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 Julian Bradley dicho el Diciembre 8, 2023 en X, formerly Twitter: "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief." Nick LaLota dicho el Marzo 29, 2023 en a press release: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” Ron DeSantis dicho el Abril 13, 2023 en a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.” Glenn Youngkin dicho el Enero 23, 2023 en a speech.: Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.” Eric Adams dicho el Enero 7, 2023 en a radio interview: “Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.” Joe Manchin dicho el Agosto 28, 2022 en a tweet: “WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.” Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 7, 2022 en News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." Beto O'Rourke dicho el Abril 23, 2022 en an Instagram post: "Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion." Melanie D'Arrigo dicho el Febrero 6, 2022 en a Tweet: “Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.” Gwen Moore dicho el Octubre 30, 2021 en TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." Viral image dicho el Octubre 23, 2019 en a Facebook post: "The 550 U.S. billionaires together are worth $2.5 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we'd raise enough to run the federal government for less than eight months." Alberta Darling dicho el Agosto 25, 2021 en Twitter: “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.” Don Huffines dicho el Mayo 10, 2021 en campaign material: "Texans have some of the highest property taxes in the nation” Wisconsin Assembly GOP dicho el Mayo 7, 2021 en Twitter: “Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.” Tony Evers dicho el Abril 14, 2021 en Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022” Joe Biden dicho el Abril 7, 2021 en remarks at the White House: “A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.” Nicholas Langworthy dicho el Marzo 17, 2021 en a mass email: Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.” Pete Buttigieg dicho el Abril 4, 2021 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal “is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments." Rick Gundrum dicho el Marzo 29, 2021 en Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +" Julian Bradley dicho el Marzo 15, 2021 en news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.” Viral image dicho el Septiembre 27, 2020 en a Facebook post: In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750. Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 14, 2020 en on social media: "Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 24, 2020 en a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. Rand Paul dicho el Octubre 11, 2019 en an interview on ABC's "The View": "Most people below $50,000 don’t pay any income tax. The top 1 percent in our country pay 40%." Kelly E. Hastings dicho el Junio 30, 2019 en On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence." Scott Neitzel dicho el Mayo 12, 2019 en a TV interview: The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease." Levar Stoney dicho el Mayo 14, 2019 en a radio interview.: "Richmond was one of the only cities in the state that did not (increase) their real estate tax to those pre-recession rates." Joel Griffith dicho el Abril 28, 2019 en an op-ed on Fox News: "Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it." John Nygren dicho el Enero 11, 2019 en a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders dicho el Enero 30, 2019 en news release: "Not a dollar would be paid out until jobs in the Foxconn development area were created."
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Julian Bradley dicho el Diciembre 8, 2023 en X, formerly Twitter: "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief." Nick LaLota dicho el Marzo 29, 2023 en a press release: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” Ron DeSantis dicho el Abril 13, 2023 en a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.” Glenn Youngkin dicho el Enero 23, 2023 en a speech.: Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.” Eric Adams dicho el Enero 7, 2023 en a radio interview: “Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.” Joe Manchin dicho el Agosto 28, 2022 en a tweet: “WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.” Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 7, 2022 en News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." Beto O'Rourke dicho el Abril 23, 2022 en an Instagram post: "Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion." Melanie D'Arrigo dicho el Febrero 6, 2022 en a Tweet: “Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.” Gwen Moore dicho el Octubre 30, 2021 en TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." Viral image dicho el Octubre 23, 2019 en a Facebook post: "The 550 U.S. billionaires together are worth $2.5 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we'd raise enough to run the federal government for less than eight months." Alberta Darling dicho el Agosto 25, 2021 en Twitter: “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.” Don Huffines dicho el Mayo 10, 2021 en campaign material: "Texans have some of the highest property taxes in the nation” Wisconsin Assembly GOP dicho el Mayo 7, 2021 en Twitter: “Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.” Tony Evers dicho el Abril 14, 2021 en Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022” Joe Biden dicho el Abril 7, 2021 en remarks at the White House: “A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.” Nicholas Langworthy dicho el Marzo 17, 2021 en a mass email: Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.” Pete Buttigieg dicho el Abril 4, 2021 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal “is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments." Rick Gundrum dicho el Marzo 29, 2021 en Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +" Julian Bradley dicho el Marzo 15, 2021 en news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.” Viral image dicho el Septiembre 27, 2020 en a Facebook post: In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750. Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 14, 2020 en on social media: "Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires." Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 24, 2020 en a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. Rand Paul dicho el Octubre 11, 2019 en an interview on ABC's "The View": "Most people below $50,000 don’t pay any income tax. The top 1 percent in our country pay 40%." Kelly E. Hastings dicho el Junio 30, 2019 en On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence." Scott Neitzel dicho el Mayo 12, 2019 en a TV interview: The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease." Levar Stoney dicho el Mayo 14, 2019 en a radio interview.: "Richmond was one of the only cities in the state that did not (increase) their real estate tax to those pre-recession rates." Joel Griffith dicho el Abril 28, 2019 en an op-ed on Fox News: "Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it." John Nygren dicho el Enero 11, 2019 en a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders dicho el Enero 30, 2019 en news release: "Not a dollar would be paid out until jobs in the Foxconn development area were created."
Julian Bradley dicho el Diciembre 8, 2023 en X, formerly Twitter: "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
Nick LaLota dicho el Marzo 29, 2023 en a press release: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
Ron DeSantis dicho el Abril 13, 2023 en a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”
Glenn Youngkin dicho el Enero 23, 2023 en a speech.: Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
Eric Adams dicho el Enero 7, 2023 en a radio interview: “Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”
Joe Manchin dicho el Agosto 28, 2022 en a tweet: “WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”
Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 7, 2022 en News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."
Beto O'Rourke dicho el Abril 23, 2022 en an Instagram post: "Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."
Melanie D'Arrigo dicho el Febrero 6, 2022 en a Tweet: “Teachers can only deduct up to $250 for school supplies on their taxes, but billionaires can write off the entire cost of a private jet.”
Gwen Moore dicho el Octubre 30, 2021 en TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty."
Viral image dicho el Octubre 23, 2019 en a Facebook post: "The 550 U.S. billionaires together are worth $2.5 trillion. If we confiscated 100% of their wealth, we'd raise enough to run the federal government for less than eight months."
Alberta Darling dicho el Agosto 25, 2021 en Twitter: “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”
Don Huffines dicho el Mayo 10, 2021 en campaign material: "Texans have some of the highest property taxes in the nation”
Wisconsin Assembly GOP dicho el Mayo 7, 2021 en Twitter: “Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.”
Tony Evers dicho el Abril 14, 2021 en Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022”
Joe Biden dicho el Abril 7, 2021 en remarks at the White House: “A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.”
Nicholas Langworthy dicho el Marzo 17, 2021 en a mass email: Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”
Pete Buttigieg dicho el Abril 4, 2021 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal “is fully paid for. Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments."
Rick Gundrum dicho el Marzo 29, 2021 en Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +"
Julian Bradley dicho el Marzo 15, 2021 en news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”
Viral image dicho el Septiembre 27, 2020 en a Facebook post: In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 14, 2020 en on social media: "Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires."
Donald Trump dicho el Marzo 24, 2020 en a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
Rand Paul dicho el Octubre 11, 2019 en an interview on ABC's "The View": "Most people below $50,000 don’t pay any income tax. The top 1 percent in our country pay 40%."
Kelly E. Hastings dicho el Junio 30, 2019 en On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence."
Scott Neitzel dicho el Mayo 12, 2019 en a TV interview: The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."
Levar Stoney dicho el Mayo 14, 2019 en a radio interview.: "Richmond was one of the only cities in the state that did not (increase) their real estate tax to those pre-recession rates."
Joel Griffith dicho el Abril 28, 2019 en an op-ed on Fox News: "Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it."
John Nygren dicho el Enero 11, 2019 en a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010."
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders dicho el Enero 30, 2019 en news release: "Not a dollar would be paid out until jobs in the Foxconn development area were created."
