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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2024 Public appearance
"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."
False
By Sophia Voight • January 26, 2024
James Woods
James Woods
stated on December 10, 2023 an X post
Joe Biden’s net worth was $41 million in 2022.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 19, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 4, 2022 a Facebook post
“And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”
False
By Sara Swann • March 9, 2022
Joe Volk
Joe Volk
stated on November 17, 2021 TV interview
“In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.”
False
By Vanessa Swales • January 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2021 a Facebook post
"The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.”
False
September 14, 2021
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 an ad
Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."
False
December 16, 2020
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on October 20, 2020 a debate.
“The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”
False
By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2020
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Viral image
stated on February 29, 2020 a post on Facebook
“Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”
False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 5, 2020 a CNN town hall
“We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2019 a Facebook post
"Congress rejects $336 (per) month increase in" Social Security and disability benefits "but approves $8,872 (per) month increase for themselves."  
False
January 2, 2020
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on October 17, 2019 a news conference
Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort.
False
October 18, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview
The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.  
False
May 12, 2017
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on January 10, 2017 a news conference
Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.   
False
By Jonathan Anderson • January 20, 2017
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
September 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University
"You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections" to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
"When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.
"Welders make more money than philosophers."
False
By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a television show
Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."
False
By Kevin Crowe • August 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 18, 2015 an appearance in Mason City, Iowa
Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2015
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