Latest Fact-Checks In Taxes

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Preserve America PAC
Preserve America PAC
stated on October 1, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Joe Biden is proposing a tax increase that’s “the largest in American history.”
False
October 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
False
October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a Facebook post
“NYT is correcting their lies..Trump paid $1M in 2016 & $3.8M in 2017-18..THEY LIED..AGAIN. INFO ON TWITTER THIS AM.”
False
By Monique Curet • October 7, 2020
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 an ad
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
October 5, 2020
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
stated on August 31, 2020 an ad
Approving the constitutional amendment on Illinois' November ballot “would let the politicians immediately implement their plan to increase taxes on small businesses, farmers and large employers.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2020
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
stated on September 28, 2020 a radio show
President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Merrick Garland is investigating Donald Trump’s “tax evasion case.”
False
September 29, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a campaign ad
The typical elementary school teacher pays $7,239 in federal income taxes, and firefighters pay $5,328, while Donald Trump paid $750.
Half-True
September 29, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 27, 2020 a Facebook post
In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
Mostly True
September 28, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on September 14, 2020 a debate
Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2020
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on September 9, 2020 a debate.
“82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.”
False
By Bill McCarthy, Warren Fiske • September 22, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 9, 2020 an event in Detroit
“$400,000 ... is more money than I’ve ever made” in a year.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 6, 2020 a text post
Says Joe Biden “wants to put a 3% annual federal tax on your home.”
False
By Daniel Funke • September 8, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on September 2, 2020 a tweet
“Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 26, 2020
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on August 24, 2020 a Republican convention speech
Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2020
America First
America First
stated on August 4, 2020 an ad
Says Joe Biden told Americans, ‘If you elect me, your taxes are going to be raised, not cut.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • August 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post
“Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 20, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 17, 2020 an ad
Cal Cunningham "voted for over $1 billion in new taxes.”
True
By Paul Specht • August 13, 2020
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