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Latest Fact-Checks In Wealth

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stated on November 17, 2024 Threads posts:
“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • November 18, 2024
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
X posts
X posts
stated on May 8, 2022 a tweet:
“Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?"
False
By Yacob Reyes • May 12, 2022
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Viral image
stated on October 10, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Under part 2 of the infrastructure bill, upon death the entire value of your accumulated wealth and estate will be taxed at 61%.”
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By Tom Kertscher • October 13, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama once said, "The American dream is to be Donald Trump"
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 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
By Tom Kertscher • May 12, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech:
"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 27, 2016 a speech:
"Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms" using "radical regulation," by raising business tax "rates as high as nearly 50 percent" and by taxing "family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2016
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on February 16, 2016 a press release:
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is a "billionaire."
False
By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2016
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on December 2, 2015 a Facebook post:
"If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2015
Nicholas Mattiello
Nicholas Mattiello
stated on January 18, 2015 an interview on "10 News Conference":
"There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2015
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
stated on December 4, 2014 a broadcast of "The Daily Show":
The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is "greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 a radio interview:
"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Thom Tillis "gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 28, 2014 comments on his radio show:
"Some of the wealthiest Americans are African-American now."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2014
Bob Kincaid
Bob Kincaid
stated on January 19, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry":
"Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 21, 2014
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 6, 2013 a TV ad.:
"Terry McAuliffe cashed in, walking away with millions" from the demise of Global Crossing.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • September 23, 2013
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