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 Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season." Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release: "Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes." Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: "The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees." Jeff Judson stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post: Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation. Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending." Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not." Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations." Americans for Prosperity stated on August 11, 2015 in TV ad: Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech: "Sen. Rubio’s (tax plan) would cut taxes for households making around $3 million a year by almost $240,000, which is way more than three times the earnings of a typical family." Scott Walker stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech: Says because of his actions, Wisconsin "property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago." 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!" 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." 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." 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." Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion." 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." 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. 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." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address: "The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states." Susan Stimpson stated on December 2, 2014 in a news release.: "Bill Howell has been the consistent force behind every major tax increase in Virginia in the last decade." Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." Mario Loyola stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden." Edward Lindsey stated on November 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story: Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation. Peter Barca stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
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Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season." Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release: "Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes." Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: "The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees." Jeff Judson stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post: Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation. Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending." Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not." Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations." Americans for Prosperity stated on August 11, 2015 in TV ad: Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech: "Sen. Rubio’s (tax plan) would cut taxes for households making around $3 million a year by almost $240,000, which is way more than three times the earnings of a typical family." Scott Walker stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech: Says because of his actions, Wisconsin "property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago." 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!" 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." 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." 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." Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion." 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." 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. 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." Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address: "The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states." Susan Stimpson stated on December 2, 2014 in a news release.: "Bill Howell has been the consistent force behind every major tax increase in Virginia in the last decade." Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." Mario Loyola stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden." Edward Lindsey stated on November 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story: Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation. Peter Barca stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate: Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season."
Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release: "Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a tweet: "The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens."
Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief."
Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown."
Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees."
Jeff Judson stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post: Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation.
Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."
Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not."
Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations."
Americans for Prosperity stated on August 11, 2015 in TV ad: Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech: "Sen. Rubio’s (tax plan) would cut taxes for households making around $3 million a year by almost $240,000, which is way more than three times the earnings of a typical family."
Scott Walker stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech: Says because of his actions, Wisconsin "property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago."
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!"
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."
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."
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."
Debbie Mayfield stated on May 4, 2015 in a tweet: "Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion."
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."
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.
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."
Rick Scott stated on March 3, 2015 in the Florida State of the State address: "The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes — which is the lowest of all 50 states."
Susan Stimpson stated on December 2, 2014 in a news release.: "Bill Howell has been the consistent force behind every major tax increase in Virginia in the last decade."
Steve Adler stated on December 2, 2014 in a TV ad: Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
Mario Loyola stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden."
Edward Lindsey stated on November 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story: Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation.
Peter Barca stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
