64 People 16892 Fact-checks 5923 Articles People (64) Jeff Bezos Tax March No Tax For Tracks The Tax Foundation Americans Against Food Taxes Texas Federation of Republican Women Ax The Bev Tax Americans For Tax Reform American Federation for Children Federal Transit Administration Florida Wildlife Federation National Federation of the Blind Ohio Federation of Teachers Jeff Atwater Jeff Clemens Jeff Chapman Jeff Denham Jeff DeWit Jeff Dickerson Jeff Greenfield Fact-checks (16892) Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter: Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly." By John Kruzel• July 26, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in a post: “If Bezos has 200 billion dollas, and there’s 7 billion people on earth, why can’t we each get a billion and (he’d) be left with 193 billion dollas?” By Krishnan Anantharaman• October 28, 2021 Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows Jeff Bezos’s clone. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022 Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: If Jeff Bezos’ net worth reaches $1 trillion, “he could literally end world poverty and give everyone $1 billion and he will still have $91.5 billion left.” By Sara Swann• September 16, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people." By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2021 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’: Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million. By Sue Owen• January 6, 2012 Jeff Judson stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post: Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation. By Filipa Ioannou• January 22, 2016 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance." By Bill McCarthy• June 21, 2019 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2019 in a tweet: "The top 0.1 percent ... own about the same wealth as 90 percent of America." By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2019 John Cornyn stated on July 07, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada." By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2011 Timothy Geithner stated on June 24, 2011 in a speech at Dartmouth College: For people in the top 1 percent for income, "your effective tax burden is in the low 20s, the lowest it’s been in decades and decades and decades -- lower than somebody who might make substantially less money." By Jeffrey Good• July 12, 2011 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." By Bill Wichert• March 11, 2012 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024 Michele Bachmann stated on April 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government." By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2011 Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.” By Emily Venezky• August 6, 2020 Jeff Cogen stated on February 04, 2011 in a speech: Multnomah County has faced "11 straight years" of cuts By Janie Har• April 16, 2011 Rob Cornilles stated on November 14, 2011 in a statement on his website: Says "51 percent of federal tax filers paid zero federal income tax." By Charles Pope• November 17, 2011 Articles (5923) Fact-checking the Bernie Sanders town hall on Fox News By Jon Greenberg• April 17, 2019 PolitiFact Wisconsin highlights 2018 True and Pants on Fire ratings By D.L. Davis• December 27, 2018 Most viewed 2018 fact checks by PolitiFact Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2018 Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2017 Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025 Does a secretary pay higher taxes than a millionaire? By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 21, 2011 High 5: Most-clicked fact checks include guns and patriotism, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2018 Bernie Sanders and the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll• April 29, 2015 A history of taxing claims By Eric Stirgus• April 17, 2012 Republican debate touches past claims about federal taxes, Medicaid By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2011 Georgia's economy and the race for governor By April Hunt• October 22, 2014 Tommy vs. Tammy: A US Senate debate primer By Tom Kertscher• September 27, 2012 Dueling attack ads in state CFO race By Aaron Sharockman• October 15, 2010 PolitiFact Florida wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Aaron Sharockman• June 29, 2011 Jeff Merkley's Social Security claim elicits blasts from both sides: PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• September 12, 2014 On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2014 Keeping them honest on Tax Day By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2011 A closer look at an old Bernie Sanders talking point By Louis Jacobson• July 24, 2015 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Bernie Sanders By Louis Jacobson• January 23, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the April 19 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2015
Jeff Bezos Tax March No Tax For Tracks The Tax Foundation Americans Against Food Taxes Texas Federation of Republican Women Ax The Bev Tax Americans For Tax Reform American Federation for Children Federal Transit Administration Florida Wildlife Federation National Federation of the Blind Ohio Federation of Teachers Jeff Atwater Jeff Clemens Jeff Chapman Jeff Denham Jeff DeWit Jeff Dickerson Jeff Greenfield
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018 Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter: Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly." By John Kruzel• July 26, 2017 Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in a post: “If Bezos has 200 billion dollas, and there’s 7 billion people on earth, why can’t we each get a billion and (he’d) be left with 193 billion dollas?” By Krishnan Anantharaman• October 28, 2021 Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows Jeff Bezos’s clone. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022 Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: If Jeff Bezos’ net worth reaches $1 trillion, “he could literally end world poverty and give everyone $1 billion and he will still have $91.5 billion left.” By Sara Swann• September 16, 2022 Bernie Sanders stated on July 14, 2018 in a speech: "The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people." By Tom Kertscher• July 19, 2018 Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country." By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2019 X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2021 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’: Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million. By Sue Owen• January 6, 2012 Jeff Judson stated on December 15, 2015 in Conservatives in Action blog post: Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation. By Filipa Ioannou• January 22, 2016 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance." By Bill McCarthy• June 21, 2019 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2019 in a tweet: "The top 0.1 percent ... own about the same wealth as 90 percent of America." By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2019 John Cornyn stated on July 07, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada." By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2011 Timothy Geithner stated on June 24, 2011 in a speech at Dartmouth College: For people in the top 1 percent for income, "your effective tax burden is in the low 20s, the lowest it’s been in decades and decades and decades -- lower than somebody who might make substantially less money." By Jeffrey Good• July 12, 2011 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." By Bill Wichert• March 11, 2012 Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2024 in social media posts: Photos show federal authorities arrested and charged a clone instead of the real Sean “Diddy” Combs. By Gideon Hess• October 29, 2024 Michele Bachmann stated on April 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government." By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2011 Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.” By Emily Venezky• August 6, 2020 Jeff Cogen stated on February 04, 2011 in a speech: Multnomah County has faced "11 straight years" of cuts By Janie Har• April 16, 2011 Rob Cornilles stated on November 14, 2011 in a statement on his website: Says "51 percent of federal tax filers paid zero federal income tax." By Charles Pope• November 17, 2011
Fact-checking the Bernie Sanders town hall on Fox News By Jon Greenberg• April 17, 2019 PolitiFact Wisconsin highlights 2018 True and Pants on Fire ratings By D.L. Davis• December 27, 2018 Most viewed 2018 fact checks by PolitiFact Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2018 Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts? By John Kruzel• August 16, 2017 Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025 Does a secretary pay higher taxes than a millionaire? By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 21, 2011 High 5: Most-clicked fact checks include guns and patriotism, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2018 Bernie Sanders and the Truth-O-Meter By Lauren Carroll• April 29, 2015 A history of taxing claims By Eric Stirgus• April 17, 2012 Republican debate touches past claims about federal taxes, Medicaid By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2011 Georgia's economy and the race for governor By April Hunt• October 22, 2014 Tommy vs. Tammy: A US Senate debate primer By Tom Kertscher• September 27, 2012 Dueling attack ads in state CFO race By Aaron Sharockman• October 15, 2010 PolitiFact Florida wins two Green Eyeshade awards By Aaron Sharockman• June 29, 2011 Jeff Merkley's Social Security claim elicits blasts from both sides: PolitiFact Oregon By Dana Tims• September 12, 2014 On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2014 Keeping them honest on Tax Day By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2011 A closer look at an old Bernie Sanders talking point By Louis Jacobson• July 24, 2015 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Bernie Sanders By Louis Jacobson• January 23, 2020 PunditFact fact-checks the April 19 news shows By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2015
