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Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 an interview:
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026
Bruce Blakeman
Bruce Blakeman
stated on January 14, 2026 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
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 7, 2025 a television interview:
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 11, 2025
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 15, 2025 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
JD Vance
stated on August 21, 2025 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
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 28, 2025 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
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
stated on July 17, 2025 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
Gavin Newsom
stated on July 14, 2025 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
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on July 2, 2025 a House floor speech:
President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 29, 2025 an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures':
The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • June 30, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 24, 2025 an X post:
“If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2025
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on June 11, 2025 Facebook post:
"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."
Mostly True
By Ella Moore • June 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 24, 2025 a White House fact sheet:
If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2025
Josh Schoemann
Josh Schoemann
stated on June 2, 2025 Radio interview:
“The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • June 25, 2025
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on June 4, 2025 an ad:
The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.”
Half-True
By Loreben Tuquero • June 24, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 5, 2025 a Truth Social post:
If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 5, 2025 a television interview:
The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 1, 2025
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
stated on May 19, 2025 a White House press briefing:
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2025
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on April 27, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2025
Michael Lawler
Michael Lawler
stated on March 21, 2025 a television interview:
“If we don’t pass the tax bill by the end of the year, we will have the largest tax increase in American history.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 22, 2025
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