0 People 498 Fact-checks 170 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (498) Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” By Jeff Cercone• September 30, 2022 Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 Mark Kirk stated on June 15, 2016 in a website press release: Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS." By Madeleine Doubek• July 21, 2016 Jeb Hensarling stated on August 02, 2013 in a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare." By Sue Owen• August 9, 2013 Jim McDermott stated on June 04, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting. By Jon Greenberg• June 6, 2013 Gerry Connolly stated on September 08, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." By Sean Gorman• October 5, 2015 Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill." By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011 Mike Johnson stated on November 05, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": “Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.” By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2023 Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS." By D.L. Davis• October 15, 2021 Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 17, 2022 Chris Murphy stated on June 26, 2017 in a video: Says because of Donald Trump, "the IRS decided to stop enforcing the individual mandate that was the underpinning of the ACA. That has resulted in insurance companies all across the country jacking their rates up, explicitly because they don't believe that healthy people will buy insurance." By Manuela Tobias• July 10, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on August 07, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." By D.L. Davis• August 25, 2022 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 18, 2021 in prepared remarks for a House floor speech: “If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.” By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 19, 2021 Ben Cline stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.: A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.” By Warren Fiske, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 24, 2022 Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips. By Sofia Ahmed• August 15, 2024 Kevin McCarthy stated on August 09, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats' new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you — with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.” By Jon Greenberg• August 11, 2022 Tom Graves stated on March 26, 2013 in a Twitter post: The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a "Star Trek" training video. By Eric Stirgus• April 15, 2013 Eric Cantor stated on August 02, 2013 in a floor speech.: Under Obamacare, "The IRS will have access to the American people’s protected health care information." By Sean Gorman• August 19, 2013 Joni Ernst stated on August 24, 2022 in a newsletter: “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.” By Lyle Muller• August 31, 2022 Articles (170) Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on the IRS and the health care law By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 PunditFact looks at the IRS scandal and Watergate By Katie Sanders• April 18, 2014 Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative? By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2013 Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative? By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2013 Scandal-o-rama! By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013 Is IRS Obama's Watergate? By Katie Sanders• April 18, 2014 Olympians will owe $9,000 in taxes on their medals? By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2012 Social media is overridden with scams about a payment from the government. This one is legitimate. By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025 Obamacare law doesn’t target most federal workers By W. Gardner Selby• August 12, 2013 Auditing the latest claims about the IRS By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2013 Anuncio republicano falsamente dice que Crist quiere quitar fondos a la policía, auditar clase media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• September 2, 2022 Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• August 29, 2022 Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, DOJ By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2023 As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2013 As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2013 PunditFact fact-checks the June 22 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2014 What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July By Jon Greenberg• June 23, 2021 Your guide to the Geithner tax controversy By Robert Farley• January 16, 2009 Fact-checking the June 22 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2014 Jeb Hensarling, ‘prayerful,’ has been fact-checked By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2014
Instagram posts stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: “America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.” By Jeff Cercone• September 30, 2022 Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 Mark Kirk stated on June 15, 2016 in a website press release: Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS." By Madeleine Doubek• July 21, 2016 Jeb Hensarling stated on August 02, 2013 in a press release: Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare." By Sue Owen• August 9, 2013 Jim McDermott stated on June 04, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting. By Jon Greenberg• June 6, 2013 Gerry Connolly stated on September 08, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." By Sean Gorman• October 5, 2015 Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill." By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011 Mike Johnson stated on November 05, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": “Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.” By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2023 Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS." By D.L. Davis• October 15, 2021 Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 17, 2022 Chris Murphy stated on June 26, 2017 in a video: Says because of Donald Trump, "the IRS decided to stop enforcing the individual mandate that was the underpinning of the ACA. That has resulted in insurance companies all across the country jacking their rates up, explicitly because they don't believe that healthy people will buy insurance." By Manuela Tobias• July 10, 2017 Ron Johnson stated on August 07, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." By D.L. Davis• August 25, 2022 Kevin McCarthy stated on November 18, 2021 in prepared remarks for a House floor speech: “If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.” By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• November 19, 2021 Ben Cline stated on August 12, 2022 in a statement.: A new Democratic law “will make the IRS workforce larger than the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, and Customs and Border Patrol, combined.” By Warren Fiske, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 24, 2022 Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips. By Sofia Ahmed• August 15, 2024 Kevin McCarthy stated on August 09, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats' new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you — with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.” By Jon Greenberg• August 11, 2022 Tom Graves stated on March 26, 2013 in a Twitter post: The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a "Star Trek" training video. By Eric Stirgus• April 15, 2013 Eric Cantor stated on August 02, 2013 in a floor speech.: Under Obamacare, "The IRS will have access to the American people’s protected health care information." By Sean Gorman• August 19, 2013 Joni Ernst stated on August 24, 2022 in a newsletter: “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.” By Lyle Muller• August 31, 2022
Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on the IRS and the health care law By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2013 PunditFact looks at the IRS scandal and Watergate By Katie Sanders• April 18, 2014 Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative? By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2013 Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative? By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2013 Scandal-o-rama! By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013 Is IRS Obama's Watergate? By Katie Sanders• April 18, 2014 Olympians will owe $9,000 in taxes on their medals? By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2012 Social media is overridden with scams about a payment from the government. This one is legitimate. By Loreben Tuquero• January 15, 2025 Obamacare law doesn’t target most federal workers By W. Gardner Selby• August 12, 2013 Auditing the latest claims about the IRS By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2013 Anuncio republicano falsamente dice que Crist quiere quitar fondos a la policía, auditar clase media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• September 2, 2022 Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• August 29, 2022 Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, DOJ By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2023 As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2013 As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2013 PunditFact fact-checks the June 22 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2014 What to do with the child tax credit coming monthly starting in July By Jon Greenberg• June 23, 2021 Your guide to the Geithner tax controversy By Robert Farley• January 16, 2009 Fact-checking the June 22 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 22, 2014 Jeb Hensarling, ‘prayerful,’ has been fact-checked By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2014
