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 Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns: Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent. Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Occupy Democrats stated on March 15, 2015 in a Facebook post: After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke." Impact America Action stated on June 8, 2015 in an ad: As governor, Maggie Hassan first proposed a $1 billion spending increase. Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class." Ron Christie stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury." Dave Brat stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!" Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion." Lee May stated on June 2, 2015 in a press release: "Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in remarks at an economic summit in Orlando: "You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes." Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." The Commonwealth Institute stated on April 30, 2015 in a blog post.: Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia." Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance." Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break." Hillary Clinton stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa: Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment "level the playing field" for American companies to compete globally. Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion." Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings. Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians. Bill Maher stated on April 17, 2015 in his monologue on "Real Time": "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013." Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report: A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state. Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity. Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction." Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated on February 10, 2015 in news reports: The proposed transportation tax plan revokes a tax-credit for consumers’ electric cars while the state retains similar credits for similar vehicles for businesses.
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Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns: Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent. Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case." Occupy Democrats stated on March 15, 2015 in a Facebook post: After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke." Impact America Action stated on June 8, 2015 in an ad: As governor, Maggie Hassan first proposed a $1 billion spending increase. Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class." Ron Christie stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury." Dave Brat stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!" Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion." Lee May stated on June 2, 2015 in a press release: "Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in remarks at an economic summit in Orlando: "You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes." Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." The Commonwealth Institute stated on April 30, 2015 in a blog post.: Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia." Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance." Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break." Hillary Clinton stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa: Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment "level the playing field" for American companies to compete globally. Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent." Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion." Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings. Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians. Bill Maher stated on April 17, 2015 in his monologue on "Real Time": "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013." Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report: A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state. Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity. Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction." Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated on February 10, 2015 in news reports: The proposed transportation tax plan revokes a tax-credit for consumers’ electric cars while the state retains similar credits for similar vehicles for businesses.
Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns: Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent.
Ron Paul stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column: "Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case."
Occupy Democrats stated on March 15, 2015 in a Facebook post: After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke."
Impact America Action stated on June 8, 2015 in an ad: As governor, Maggie Hassan first proposed a $1 billion spending increase.
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."
Ron Christie stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury."
Dave Brat stated on May 29, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!"
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion."
Lee May stated on June 2, 2015 in a press release: "Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago."
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in remarks at an economic summit in Orlando: "You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes."
Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."
The Commonwealth Institute stated on April 30, 2015 in a blog post.: Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."
Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance."
Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa: Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment "level the playing field" for American companies to compete globally.
Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion."
Van Taylor stated on March 25, 2015 in a press release: I "helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate."
Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
Bill Maher stated on April 17, 2015 in his monologue on "Real Time": "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013."
Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined."
Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report: A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated on February 10, 2015 in news reports: The proposed transportation tax plan revokes a tax-credit for consumers’ electric cars while the state retains similar credits for similar vehicles for businesses.
