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All Fact-checks for Taxes

stated on November 2, 2023 in a post on X

Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”

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stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter

Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."

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Americans for Prosperity

stated on July 17, 2023 in a Facebook ad

“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”

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stated on September 25, 2023 in an interview on WBT-FM

The North Carolina state budget includes “the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.”

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stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release

“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”

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stated on May 12, 2023 in a TV ad

“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”

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stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast

“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."

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stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement

Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”

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stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech

Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”

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stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland

The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."

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stated on February 7, 2023 in a post on Facebook

"In the month since Republicans took the House majority," they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything."

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stated on February 7, 2023 in an ad

President Joe Biden “cheated on his taxes and got away with it.”

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stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet

The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

stated on January 27, 2023 in an interview with reporters

“The largest contributor to the debt ceiling, or to our deficit, has been the Trump tax cuts.”

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stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.

Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”

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stated on January 7, 2023 in a radio interview

“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”

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stated on January 6, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook

“Americans who worked through the pandemic are being paid up to $26,000 by qualifying for the Employee Retention Credit.”

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Citizens for Sanity

stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad

President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."

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Senate Leadership Fund

stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad

Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.”

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stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad

Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families."

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Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami

Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami

By PolitiFact Staff • November 9, 2023

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

By Amy Sherman • August 21, 2023

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

By Jeff Cercone • June 23, 2023

How much economic impact do film and TV production tax credits yield for states?

How much economic impact do film and TV production tax credits yield for states?

By David Scibilia • May 3, 2023

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

By Matthew Crowley • May 1, 2023

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump

By Jeff Cercone • April 3, 2023

Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare

Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2023

Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS

Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS

By PolitiFact Staff • March 3, 2023

Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address

Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address

By Emily Delgado • January 11, 2023

Group says tax returns show Trump paid what he owed, but only audits can confirm that

Group says tax returns show Trump paid what he owed, but only audits can confirm that

By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2023

Verificamos el evento de campaña de Donald Trump con Marco Rubio, pero sin Ron DeSantis

Verificamos el evento de campaña de Donald Trump con Marco Rubio, pero sin Ron DeSantis

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022

Verificamos lo que dijeron Marco Rubio y Val Demings en la contienda de Florida por el Senado

Verificamos lo que dijeron Marco Rubio y Val Demings en la contienda de Florida por el Senado

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022

Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up

Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022

GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?

GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022

Fact-checking Marco Rubio and Val Demings in Florida Senate race

Fact-checking Marco Rubio and Val Demings in Florida Senate race

By Yacob Reyes • November 6, 2022

Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis

Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis

By Yacob Reyes • November 6, 2022

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate race

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022

Marco Rubio lanza un ataque engañoso contra Val Demings sobre los impuestos

Marco Rubio lanza un ataque engañoso contra Val Demings sobre los impuestos

By Yacob Reyes • October 31, 2022

Verificamos 10 afirmaciones del debate entre Ron DeSantis y Charlie Crist para gobernador de Florida

Verificamos 10 afirmaciones del debate entre Ron DeSantis y Charlie Crist para gobernador de Florida

By Yacob Reyes • October 25, 2022

Latest promises about Taxes

Raise corporate tax rate to 28%

Offer up to $8,000 tax credit for child care

Establish an offshoring tax penalty

Require all federal candidates to release tax returns

No tax increase for anyone making less than $400,000

Create a health savings account

Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes

Eliminate the marriage penalty

Create targeted child care tax credits

Cut taxes for everyone

Eliminate the carried interest loophole

Repeal the alternative minimum tax

Load more promises about Taxes