90 People 22923 Fact-checks 7778 Articles People (90) Anna Little Christopher Little Tax March Big Gamble NJ Students for Trump Vets for Trump No Tax For Tracks The Tax Foundation The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump Big League Politics Think Big Illinois President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Americans Against Food Taxes Fact-checks (22923) 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 Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2018 Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break." By Tom Kertscher• October 13, 2017 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 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate: Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't even pay any federal income tax." By Becky Bowers, Aaron Sharockman• September 16, 2011 Joe Biden stated on April 07, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.” By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2018 in a tweet: "101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts." By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2018 Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a TV ad: "Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people." By Will Doran• November 2, 2016 Chris Christie stated on June 14, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no." By Bill Wichert• June 21, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2020 Barack Obama stated on October 07, 2010 in a speech: "Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections." By Robert Farley• October 11, 2010 Rachel Maddow stated on October 25, 2011 in a TV commentary.: Says "tanking" Rick Perry’s federal tax plan has "huge tax cuts for rich people and big tax hikes for everyone else." By W. Gardner Selby• November 2, 2011 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars." By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2014 Rana Foroohar stated on April 26, 2017 in a CNN interview: "There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue. By John Kruzel• April 28, 2017 Charlie Crist stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet: Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations." By Yacob Reyes• September 2, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress: "Currently, when we ship products out of America, many other countries make us pay very high tariffs and taxes — but when foreign companies ship their products into America, we charge them nothing or almost nothing." By Allison Graves• March 2, 2017 Florida First Initiative stated on June 09, 2010 in a TV ad: Of hospitals in Rick Scott’s Columbia/HCA health care company, "A top executive said they even turned away a poor man and left him to die outside their door." By Cristina Silva• June 15, 2010 One Wisconsin Now stated on April 18, 2011 in a news release and report: "Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes." By Dave Umhoefer• May 11, 2011 Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.: "Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil." By Bill Adair• April 17, 2008 Articles (7778) Inside the SC Johnson vs. David Cay Johnston dispute on corporate taxes By Dave Umhoefer• September 12, 2011 Taking a closer look at Donald Trump's promises in new ad By Allison Graves• October 14, 2016 What's at stake in the tax debate? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017 PolitiFact’s guide to the Republican tax plans (so far) By Linda Qiu• November 5, 2015 Mailbag: 'I am so very disappointed' By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2017 Mailbag: Party conventions edition By Becky Bowers• September 14, 2012 Romney: turning over the turnaround label By David Baumann• September 27, 2007 The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs By Manuela Tobias• March 29, 2018 The facts about Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan By Aaron Sharockman• September 26, 2011 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2018 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Elizabeth Warren By Jon Greenberg• January 23, 2020 Mailbag, Facebook edition: 'PolitiFact blew it again!' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 19, 2010 Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 What's in store with tax reform By Jon Greenberg• March 29, 2017 Fact-check: President Trump’s speech on inflation, wages, military dividend By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025 Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated By Joshua Gillin, Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• March 3, 2015 Tracking Rick Scott's first 100 days in office By Aaron Sharockman• April 14, 2011 In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2019 Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016
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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 Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2018 Paul Ryan stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: The Republican tax reform proposal is focused on tax breaks for the middle class "and not about people who are really high-income earners getting a tax break." By Tom Kertscher• October 13, 2017 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 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate: Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't even pay any federal income tax." By Becky Bowers, Aaron Sharockman• September 16, 2011 Joe Biden stated on April 07, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.” By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2021 Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2018 in a tweet: "101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts." By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2018 Deborah Ross stated on October 13, 2016 in a TV ad: "Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people." By Will Doran• November 2, 2016 Chris Christie stated on June 14, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no." By Bill Wichert• June 21, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2020 Barack Obama stated on October 07, 2010 in a speech: "Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections." By Robert Farley• October 11, 2010 Rachel Maddow stated on October 25, 2011 in a TV commentary.: Says "tanking" Rick Perry’s federal tax plan has "huge tax cuts for rich people and big tax hikes for everyone else." By W. Gardner Selby• November 2, 2011 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars." By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018 Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2014 Rana Foroohar stated on April 26, 2017 in a CNN interview: "There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue. By John Kruzel• April 28, 2017 Charlie Crist stated on August 25, 2022 in a tweet: Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations." By Yacob Reyes• September 2, 2022 Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress: "Currently, when we ship products out of America, many other countries make us pay very high tariffs and taxes — but when foreign companies ship their products into America, we charge them nothing or almost nothing." By Allison Graves• March 2, 2017 Florida First Initiative stated on June 09, 2010 in a TV ad: Of hospitals in Rick Scott’s Columbia/HCA health care company, "A top executive said they even turned away a poor man and left him to die outside their door." By Cristina Silva• June 15, 2010 One Wisconsin Now stated on April 18, 2011 in a news release and report: "Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes." By Dave Umhoefer• May 11, 2011 Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.: "Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil." By Bill Adair• April 17, 2008
Inside the SC Johnson vs. David Cay Johnston dispute on corporate taxes By Dave Umhoefer• September 12, 2011 Taking a closer look at Donald Trump's promises in new ad By Allison Graves• October 14, 2016 What's at stake in the tax debate? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017 PolitiFact’s guide to the Republican tax plans (so far) By Linda Qiu• November 5, 2015 Mailbag: 'I am so very disappointed' By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2017 Mailbag: Party conventions edition By Becky Bowers• September 14, 2012 Romney: turning over the turnaround label By David Baumann• September 27, 2007 The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs By Manuela Tobias• March 29, 2018 The facts about Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan By Aaron Sharockman• September 26, 2011 PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump By Jeff Cercone• April 3, 2023 The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2018 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Elizabeth Warren By Jon Greenberg• January 23, 2020 Mailbag, Facebook edition: 'PolitiFact blew it again!' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 19, 2010 Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020 What's in store with tax reform By Jon Greenberg• March 29, 2017 Fact-check: President Trump’s speech on inflation, wages, military dividend By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025 Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated By Joshua Gillin, Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• March 3, 2015 Tracking Rick Scott's first 100 days in office By Aaron Sharockman• April 14, 2011 In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 28, 2019 Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 29, 2016
