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Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on October 6, 2020 a debate:
Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2020
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
By Noah Y. Kim • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Noah Y. Kim • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
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