Latest False Fact-checks in Taxes Viral image stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: “The tax deadline is April 18th. Do your taxes soon.” Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.” Facebook posts stated on February 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden signs 45% capital gains tax. Kiss your inheritance goodbye.” Raphael Warnock stated on December 15, 2020 in an ad: Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class." Joe Biden stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview: “I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.” Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.” Donald Trump stated on October 21, 2020 in an ad: Says Joe Biden repeatedly told Americans he's going to raise their taxes. Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a campaign ad: "Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families." Preserve America PAC stated on October 1, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden is proposing a tax increase that’s “the largest in American history.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.” Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.” Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.” Bob Good stated on September 9, 2020 in a debate.: “82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.” Facebook posts stated on September 6, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “wants to put a 3% annual federal tax on your home.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 2, 2020 in a tweet: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.” Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.” YouTube videos stated on April 12, 2020 in social media posts: The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200 come tax season.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.” Viral image stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!” Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in an image: “Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding." Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2019 in social media posts: "California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars." Republican Party of Florida stated on September 20, 2019 in a tweet: The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household." Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year Susana Mendoza stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes." Bill Brady stated on June 18, 2019 in a speech: Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families." Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."
Viral image stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: “The tax deadline is April 18th. Do your taxes soon.” Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.” Facebook posts stated on February 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden signs 45% capital gains tax. Kiss your inheritance goodbye.” Raphael Warnock stated on December 15, 2020 in an ad: Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class." Joe Biden stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview: “I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.” Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.” Donald Trump stated on October 21, 2020 in an ad: Says Joe Biden repeatedly told Americans he's going to raise their taxes. Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a campaign ad: "Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families." Preserve America PAC stated on October 1, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden is proposing a tax increase that’s “the largest in American history.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.” Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.” Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.” Bob Good stated on September 9, 2020 in a debate.: “82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.” Facebook posts stated on September 6, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “wants to put a 3% annual federal tax on your home.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 2, 2020 in a tweet: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.” Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.” YouTube videos stated on April 12, 2020 in social media posts: The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200 come tax season.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.” Viral image stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!” Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in an image: “Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding." Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2019 in social media posts: "California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars." Republican Party of Florida stated on September 20, 2019 in a tweet: The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household." Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year Susana Mendoza stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes." Bill Brady stated on June 18, 2019 in a speech: Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families." Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."
Viral image stated on March 29, 2018 in a Facebook post: “The tax deadline is April 18th. Do your taxes soon.”
Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”
Facebook posts stated on February 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden signs 45% capital gains tax. Kiss your inheritance goodbye.”
Raphael Warnock stated on December 15, 2020 in an ad: Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."
Joe Biden stated on October 25, 2020 in a "60 Minutes" interview: “I can send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.”
Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
Donald Trump stated on October 21, 2020 in an ad: Says Joe Biden repeatedly told Americans he's going to raise their taxes.
Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a campaign ad: "Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families."
Preserve America PAC stated on October 1, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Biden is proposing a tax increase that’s “the largest in American history.”
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.”
Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.”
Bob Good stated on September 9, 2020 in a debate.: “82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.”
Facebook posts stated on September 6, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “wants to put a 3% annual federal tax on your home.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 2, 2020 in a tweet: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.”
Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.”
YouTube videos stated on April 12, 2020 in social media posts: The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200 come tax season.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.”
Viral image stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in an image: “Bernie Sanders wants free health care for all and was asked how he would pay for it. His answer was raise taxes to 52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding."
Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2019 in social media posts: "California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13."
Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars."
Republican Party of Florida stated on September 20, 2019 in a tweet: The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household."
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year
Susana Mendoza stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes."
Bill Brady stated on June 18, 2019 in a speech: Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families."
Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."