4 People 16872 Fact-checks 5614 Articles People (4) End Citizens United Council for the National Interest Ending Spending Action Fund Public Interest Legal Foundation Fact-checks (16872) Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 02, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2025 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times. By Robert Farley• June 13, 2011 Barack Obama stated on July 06, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2011 Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2025 Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation": Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.” By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2025 Michael Lawler stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview: “If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 22, 2025 Hugh Hewitt stated on September 28, 2020 in a radio show: President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.” By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2020 Michele Bachmann stated on February 15, 2011 in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show": The government will "go out and buy my breast pump for my babies." By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 18, 2011 Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase." By Chris Nichols• February 5, 2018 Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2017 Paul Ryan stated on December 01, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." By Tom Kertscher• December 8, 2017 Chris Ruddy stated on December 03, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills. By Jon Greenberg• December 5, 2017 Wisconsin State AFL-CIO stated on August 31, 2014 in a direct-mail piece: "Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools." By Tom Kertscher• August 31, 2014 Club for Growth stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’ By Dave Umhoefer• August 1, 2012 Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas." By Alison Dirr• August 26, 2016 Tammy Baldwin stated on February 14, 2016 in a television interview: "Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses." By Sarah Hauer• April 13, 2016 Barack Obama stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2012 American Action Network stated on June 04, 2025 in an ad: The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.” By Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025 John McCain stated on October 12, 2008 in a television interview: Between 40 and 50 percent of tax filers do not owe any income tax. By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 20, 2008 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code. By Dave Umhoefer• August 29, 2012 Articles (5614) PolitiFact answers reader questions about the Big Beautiful Bill By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2025 What's in the final version of the tax bill? By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: How will the Republican megabill affect Social Security’s future solvency? By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2025 How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises? By Louis Jacobson• January 2, 2018 What's at stake in the tax debate? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017 FACT SHEET: Economic policy By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2008 Fact-check: President Trump’s speech on inflation, wages, military dividend By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025 Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments? By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2025 Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025 Is there a corporate tax break that ships jobs overseas? By Lauren Carroll• September 16, 2014 In ad, Harris says Trump would gut Medicare and preexisting condition coverage. Here are the facts By Samantha Putterman• October 30, 2024 The House and Senate tax bills, explained By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• November 28, 2017 Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025 Ad Watch: A look at Obama's attacks on Romney's tax and Medicare stances By Warren Fiske• September 17, 2012 Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 10, 2025 The future of federal abortion data collection is unclear By Chabeli Carrazana• June 24, 2025 Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy By Louis Jacobson• September 11, 2025 Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2023 What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy? By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2025 PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2017
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Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 02, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2025 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times. By Robert Farley• June 13, 2011 Barack Obama stated on July 06, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2011 Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2025 Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation": Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.” By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2025 Michael Lawler stated on March 21, 2025 in a television interview: “If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.” By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 22, 2025 Hugh Hewitt stated on September 28, 2020 in a radio show: President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.” By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2020 Michele Bachmann stated on February 15, 2011 in an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show": The government will "go out and buy my breast pump for my babies." By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 18, 2011 Phil Ting stated on January 21, 2018 in a newspaper article: "Trump’s tax reform plan was nothing more than a middle-class tax increase." By Chris Nichols• February 5, 2018 Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview: What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people." By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2017 Paul Ryan stated on December 01, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." By Tom Kertscher• December 8, 2017 Chris Ruddy stated on December 03, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills. By Jon Greenberg• December 5, 2017 Wisconsin State AFL-CIO stated on August 31, 2014 in a direct-mail piece: "Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools." By Tom Kertscher• August 31, 2014 Club for Growth stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’ By Dave Umhoefer• August 1, 2012 Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas." By Alison Dirr• August 26, 2016 Tammy Baldwin stated on February 14, 2016 in a television interview: "Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses." By Sarah Hauer• April 13, 2016 Barack Obama stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "I've cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2012 American Action Network stated on June 04, 2025 in an ad: The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.” By Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025 John McCain stated on October 12, 2008 in a television interview: Between 40 and 50 percent of tax filers do not owe any income tax. By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 20, 2008 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in an interview: Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code. By Dave Umhoefer• August 29, 2012
PolitiFact answers reader questions about the Big Beautiful Bill By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2025 What's in the final version of the tax bill? By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: How will the Republican megabill affect Social Security’s future solvency? By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2025 How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises? By Louis Jacobson• January 2, 2018 What's at stake in the tax debate? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017 FACT SHEET: Economic policy By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 30, 2008 Fact-check: President Trump’s speech on inflation, wages, military dividend By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025 Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments? By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2025 Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums By Amanda Seitz• December 8, 2025 Is there a corporate tax break that ships jobs overseas? By Lauren Carroll• September 16, 2014 In ad, Harris says Trump would gut Medicare and preexisting condition coverage. Here are the facts By Samantha Putterman• October 30, 2024 The House and Senate tax bills, explained By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• November 28, 2017 Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025 Ad Watch: A look at Obama's attacks on Romney's tax and Medicare stances By Warren Fiske• September 17, 2012 Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 10, 2025 The future of federal abortion data collection is unclear By Chabeli Carrazana• June 24, 2025 Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy By Louis Jacobson• September 11, 2025 Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2023 What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy? By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2025 PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2017
