0 People 539 Fact-checks 184 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (539) Christina Blackcloud stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet: The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations." By Seth Taylor• February 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a ‘Federal Benefit Payment.’” By Samantha Putterman• February 28, 2020 John Cox stated on October 08, 2018 in a campaign debate: Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse." By Chris Nichols• October 8, 2018 Jennifer Konfrst stated on March 21, 2022 in a press release: Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill. By Lauren White• April 7, 2022 Greg Hauenstein stated on June 17, 2021 in a tweet: The “Back the Blue” Act that Gov. Kim Reynolds signs means you can't wear the American flag. "So throw out those towels and swimsuits ... or you’re a criminal!" By Natalie Dunlap• July 6, 2021 Viral image stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 9, 2020 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 Steve Poizner stated on June 01, 2010 in an online campaign commercial : As the CEO of eBay, "Whitman started a separate division that only sells porn." By Robert Farley• June 1, 2010 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. 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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 Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2021 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
Christina Blackcloud stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet: The school voucher bill the Iowa Legislature is considering would "give your education tax dollars to corporations." By Seth Taylor• February 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a ‘Federal Benefit Payment.’” By Samantha Putterman• February 28, 2020 John Cox stated on October 08, 2018 in a campaign debate: Says Gavin Newsom "didn’t solve the homeless problem at all" as mayor of San Francisco, "and it’s gotten worse." By Chris Nichols• October 8, 2018 Jennifer Konfrst stated on March 21, 2022 in a press release: Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill. By Lauren White• April 7, 2022 Greg Hauenstein stated on June 17, 2021 in a tweet: The “Back the Blue” Act that Gov. Kim Reynolds signs means you can't wear the American flag. "So throw out those towels and swimsuits ... or you’re a criminal!" By Natalie Dunlap• July 6, 2021 Viral image stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 9, 2020 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 Steve Poizner stated on June 01, 2010 in an online campaign commercial : As the CEO of eBay, "Whitman started a separate division that only sells porn." By Robert Farley• June 1, 2010 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
Donald Trump's misleading claims in the Kate Steinle case, fact-checked By Miriam Valverde• December 18, 2017 A roundup of fake AIDS ‘cures’: Angel Zapper, Garani MW1, Topvein, SF 2000 By Vinayak Bhardwaj• July 20, 2016 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 Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention By Noah Y. Kim• September 22, 2021 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
