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 John Wisniewski stated on April 13, 2012 in a video press release: "If you're earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than you pay to the state of New Jersey in income tax." Rob Portman stated on April 16, 2012 in a column in Politico: The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt." Ron Oakley stated on April 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer: Ron Oakley's "conservative leadership protected local taxpayers over government bureaucrats" as the Water Management District’s budget decreased by "58 percent in the four years he served on the board." Chain email stated on April 13, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.: Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled. BettyLou DeCroce stated on April 8, 2012 in n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times: "While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010." Barry Hinckley stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign event.: The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year." Joe Biden stated on April 12, 2012 in a speech in Exeter, N.H.: The 30 percent tax rate called for under President Barack Obama’s proposed Buffett Rule "is lower than the prescribed tax rate for millionaires already -- not just for millionaires, for people making over $200,000." Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network stated on April 2, 2012: "[O]ver 200,000 ordinary citizens were given the opportunity to identify projects they preferred." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 4, 2012 in a news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase." Elizabeth Ames Jones stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.: Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes. Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." Jefferson Smith stated on March 10, 2012 in a candidates' forum.: Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined." Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad: "Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too." Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: "Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close." Republican Governors Association stated on March 22, 2012 in a website alert: "In his very first budget, (Milwaukee) Mayor Tom Barrett broke his pledge to keep a lid on property taxes and has continued increasing taxes and fees ever since." Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases." John Elkhay stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.: If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation." Brian Robinson stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut." The Tax Foundation stated on March 5, 2012 in a map published on its blog.: Says Tennessee has some of the lowest beer excise tax rates in the country. John McKeon stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent." Stephen Sweeney stated on March 8, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says "my plan is a property tax cut." Steve Rothman stated on February 13, 2012 in a campaign video posted on YouTube: "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years." George Allen stated on February 23, 2012 in an op-ed: Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor. Jim Renacci stated on February 13, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting: "The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes). ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent." Michael Doherty stated on February 28, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately." Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers." Scott Garrett stated on February 15, 2012 in a radio interview: Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.: "Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 9, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes "by $858 billion." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on February 3, 2012 in an op-ed piece: As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
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John Wisniewski stated on April 13, 2012 in a video press release: "If you're earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than you pay to the state of New Jersey in income tax." Rob Portman stated on April 16, 2012 in a column in Politico: The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt." Ron Oakley stated on April 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer: Ron Oakley's "conservative leadership protected local taxpayers over government bureaucrats" as the Water Management District’s budget decreased by "58 percent in the four years he served on the board." Chain email stated on April 13, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.: Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled. BettyLou DeCroce stated on April 8, 2012 in n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times: "While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010." Barry Hinckley stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign event.: The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year." Joe Biden stated on April 12, 2012 in a speech in Exeter, N.H.: The 30 percent tax rate called for under President Barack Obama’s proposed Buffett Rule "is lower than the prescribed tax rate for millionaires already -- not just for millionaires, for people making over $200,000." Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network stated on April 2, 2012: "[O]ver 200,000 ordinary citizens were given the opportunity to identify projects they preferred." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 4, 2012 in a news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase." Elizabeth Ames Jones stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.: Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes. Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." Jefferson Smith stated on March 10, 2012 in a candidates' forum.: Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined." Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad: "Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too." Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: "Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close." Republican Governors Association stated on March 22, 2012 in a website alert: "In his very first budget, (Milwaukee) Mayor Tom Barrett broke his pledge to keep a lid on property taxes and has continued increasing taxes and fees ever since." Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases." John Elkhay stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.: If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation." Brian Robinson stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut." The Tax Foundation stated on March 5, 2012 in a map published on its blog.: Says Tennessee has some of the lowest beer excise tax rates in the country. John McKeon stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent." Stephen Sweeney stated on March 8, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says "my plan is a property tax cut." Steve Rothman stated on February 13, 2012 in a campaign video posted on YouTube: "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years." George Allen stated on February 23, 2012 in an op-ed: Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor. Jim Renacci stated on February 13, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting: "The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes). ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent." Michael Doherty stated on February 28, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately." Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers." Scott Garrett stated on February 15, 2012 in a radio interview: Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.: "Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 9, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes "by $858 billion." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on February 3, 2012 in an op-ed piece: As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
John Wisniewski stated on April 13, 2012 in a video press release: "If you're earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than you pay to the state of New Jersey in income tax."
Rob Portman stated on April 16, 2012 in a column in Politico: The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt."
Ron Oakley stated on April 16, 2012 in a campaign mailer: Ron Oakley's "conservative leadership protected local taxpayers over government bureaucrats" as the Water Management District’s budget decreased by "58 percent in the four years he served on the board."
Chain email stated on April 13, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.: Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled.
BettyLou DeCroce stated on April 8, 2012 in n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times: "While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010."
Barry Hinckley stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign event.: The "Buffett rule" "raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year."
Joe Biden stated on April 12, 2012 in a speech in Exeter, N.H.: The 30 percent tax rate called for under President Barack Obama’s proposed Buffett Rule "is lower than the prescribed tax rate for millionaires already -- not just for millionaires, for people making over $200,000."
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network stated on April 2, 2012: "[O]ver 200,000 ordinary citizens were given the opportunity to identify projects they preferred."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 4, 2012 in a news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase."
Elizabeth Ames Jones stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.: Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.
Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."
Jefferson Smith stated on March 10, 2012 in a candidates' forum.: Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
Priorities USA Action stated on March 30, 2012 in a television ad: "Mitt Romney’s pledged to protect (oil companies') record profits – and their billions in special tax breaks, too."
Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: "Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close."
Republican Governors Association stated on March 22, 2012 in a website alert: "In his very first budget, (Milwaukee) Mayor Tom Barrett broke his pledge to keep a lid on property taxes and has continued increasing taxes and fees ever since."
Barack Obama stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Ronald Reagan "understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases."
John Elkhay stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.: If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation."
Brian Robinson stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."
The Tax Foundation stated on March 5, 2012 in a map published on its blog.: Says Tennessee has some of the lowest beer excise tax rates in the country.
John McKeon stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent."
Stephen Sweeney stated on March 8, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says "my plan is a property tax cut."
Steve Rothman stated on February 13, 2012 in a campaign video posted on YouTube: "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years."
George Allen stated on February 23, 2012 in an op-ed: Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.
Jim Renacci stated on February 13, 2012 in a town hall-style meeting: "The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes). ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent."
Michael Doherty stated on February 28, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately."
Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."
Scott Garrett stated on February 15, 2012 in a radio interview: Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.: "Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 9, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes "by $858 billion."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on February 3, 2012 in an op-ed piece: As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
