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All Fact-checks for Taxes

Donald Trump
stated on October 12, 2026 in a rally in Youngstown, Ohio:
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton “is trying to double your state income tax.”
False
By Cami Henry-Seymore • October 27, 2026
Ashley Moody
stated on October 6, 2026 in a TV ad:
Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon “backed a $4 trillion tax hike on everyone in this diner,” including a server and older adults.
Half-True
By Maria Briceño • October 20, 2026
Zach Nunn
stated on September 8, 2026 in a social media post:
“We have cut the largest taxes in U.S. history.”
Mostly False
By Isabella Tisdale • October 7, 2026
John E. Sununu
stated on September 8, 2026 in his primary night victory speech:
“Chris Pappas voted to raise taxes 68 times. Every tax vote he’s made was to raise taxes.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026
Sherrod Brown
stated on September 3, 2026 in a campaign ad:
Sen. Jon Husted “led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen.”
Mostly True
By Cami Henry-Seymore • September 23, 2026
Zach Lahn
stated on August 21, 2026 in an ad:
Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand “wants to raise (Iowans’) taxes by $7,500 per year.”
False
By Genevieve DiChiara • September 17, 2026
Byron Donalds
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:
Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly “wants more taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2026
Paul Renner
stated on July 2, 2026 in a debate:
Jay Collins sponsored a bill to give AI hyperscale data centers “permanent tax incentives.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • July 9, 2026
Graham Platner
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:
Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2026
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post:
“Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500.”
Mostly True
By Caleb McCullough • June 17, 2026
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 19, 2026 in a press release:
“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”
Mostly False
By Austin Townley • May 21, 2026
Nicholas Langworthy
stated on March 31, 2026 in an X post:
“The average IRS tax refund is up 11% compared to last year.”
True
By Holden Turek • May 11, 2026
Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 in an interview:
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026
Bruce Blakeman
stated on January 14, 2026 in a statement:
New York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 17, 2026
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 7, 2025 in a television interview:
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 11, 2025
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 15, 2025 in a speech:
In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • October 30, 2025
JD Vance
stated on August 21, 2025 in a speech in Peachtree City, Georgia:
“We had the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2025
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 28, 2025 in X:
“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • August 15, 2025
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X:
Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2025
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview:
“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2025
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Latest promises about Taxes

Donald Trump
End taxation on overtime
Overtime pay receives tax break in megabill | July 15, 2025
Donald Trump
Restore the state and local tax deduction (SALT)
Trump megabill temporarily increases state and local tax break | July 15, 2025
Donald Trump
End taxation on tips
Trump’s tax bill includes broad exclusion for tip income. It expires in 2028 | July 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Reduce corporate tax rate for companies making products in the U.S. to 15%
Trump megabill includes benefits for domestic investment, but no corporate rate cut | July 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Provide a middle-class, upper-class, lower-class, business-class big tax cut”
Trump signs extension of 2017 tax law, plus new cuts | July 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Enact tax credit for family caregivers
No tax credit for caregivers in Trump’s megabill | July 10, 2025
Donald Trump
End taxation on Social Security
Older Americans get a tax deduction, but no elimination of Social Security taxation | July 7, 2025
Joe Biden
Require all federal candidates to release tax returns
Twin efforts to require tax return disclosure fail to make it to Biden’s desk | December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Offer up to $8,000 tax credit for child care
Joe Biden expanded the child care tax credit as promised, but only for one year | December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
No tax increase for anyone making less than $400,000
Biden keeps his pledge not to raise taxes on people earning under $400,000 | December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Establish an offshoring tax penalty
Laws targeting overseas tax dodges fail to emerge from Congress | December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Raise corporate tax rate to 28%
Provisions targeted at biggest companies replace hike to overall corporate tax rate | August 10, 2022
Latest promises about Taxes