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 Elise Stefanik stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview: Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes. Ron DeSantis stated on October 15, 2025 in a speech: In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences. JD Vance stated on August 21, 2025 in a speech in Peachtree City, Georgia: “We had the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen.” Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.” Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 2, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.” Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" Occupy Democrats stated on June 11, 2025 in Facebook post: "Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined." Donald Trump stated on June 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet: If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year." Josh Schoemann stated on June 2, 2025 in Radio interview: “The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.” American Action Network stated on June 4, 2025 in an ad: The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.” Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 5, 2025 in a television interview: The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years. Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” Michael Lawler stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview: “If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.” Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing: “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.” Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in a post: Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.” Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: “The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.” Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.” Viral image stated on January 27, 2025 in a Threads post: Says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X, “I’m committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting gold-backed currency.” Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2025 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump signed an executive order to replace the IRS with the External Revenue Service, eliminating tax returns and income tax. Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: "La nueva ley de apoyo infantil de Donald Trump...si recibes manutención infantil ya no podrás reclamar al niño en tus impuestos, solo la persona que está pagando la manutención puede". Social Media stated on January 18, 2025 in social media posts: “Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.” Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax. Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview: Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad: Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
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
Elise Stefanik stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview: Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes. Ron DeSantis stated on October 15, 2025 in a speech: In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences. JD Vance stated on August 21, 2025 in a speech in Peachtree City, Georgia: “We had the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen.” Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.” Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 2, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.” Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" Occupy Democrats stated on June 11, 2025 in Facebook post: "Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined." Donald Trump stated on June 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet: If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year." Josh Schoemann stated on June 2, 2025 in Radio interview: “The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.” American Action Network stated on June 4, 2025 in an ad: The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.” Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.” Kathy Hochul stated on May 5, 2025 in a television interview: The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years. Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” Michael Lawler stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview: “If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.” Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing: “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.” Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in a post: Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.” Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: “The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.” Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.” Viral image stated on January 27, 2025 in a Threads post: Says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X, “I’m committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting gold-backed currency.” Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2025 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump signed an executive order to replace the IRS with the External Revenue Service, eliminating tax returns and income tax. Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: "La nueva ley de apoyo infantil de Donald Trump...si recibes manutención infantil ya no podrás reclamar al niño en tus impuestos, solo la persona que está pagando la manutención puede". Social Media stated on January 18, 2025 in social media posts: “Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.” Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax. Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview: Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad: Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
Elise Stefanik stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview: Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Ron DeSantis stated on October 15, 2025 in a speech: In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences.
JD Vance stated on August 21, 2025 in a speech in Peachtree City, Georgia: “We had the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen.”
Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.”
Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 2, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”
Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’"
Occupy Democrats stated on June 11, 2025 in Facebook post: "Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."
Donald Trump stated on June 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet: If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year."
Josh Schoemann stated on June 2, 2025 in Radio interview: “The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.”
American Action Network stated on June 4, 2025 in an ad: The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.”
Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
Kathy Hochul stated on May 5, 2025 in a television interview: The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
Michael Lawler stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview: “If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.”
Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing: “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in a post: Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”
Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: “The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”
Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”
Viral image stated on January 27, 2025 in a Threads post: Says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X, “I’m committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting gold-backed currency.”
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2025 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump signed an executive order to replace the IRS with the External Revenue Service, eliminating tax returns and income tax.
Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: "La nueva ley de apoyo infantil de Donald Trump...si recibes manutención infantil ya no podrás reclamar al niño en tus impuestos, solo la persona que está pagando la manutención puede".
Social Media stated on January 18, 2025 in social media posts: “Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.”
Instagram posts stated on November 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax.
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 11, 2024 in Interview: Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations”
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2024 in an ad: Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
