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American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 a TV commercial
Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land "for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 28, 2012 debate comments
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson favors raising taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 7, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 28, 2012 a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.
"If Gov. Romney's plan goes into effect … the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • October 5, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 30, 2012 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Says President Barack Obama "already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on August 29, 2012 an online news release
"Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!"
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • September 30, 2012
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on September 17, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says Daniel Webster "used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 18, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Romney tax plan "could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 9, 2012 a Meet the Press interview
Says five studies show his tax plan can cut rates and still bring the same revenue without raising taxes on the middle class.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2012
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 29, 2012 a campaign email
"Mitt Romney’s platform ...won't protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 29, 2012
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on August 12, 2012 a Twitter post.
Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, "I’d have paid no taxes in the last two years."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 13, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 30, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says Congressman Jon Runyan does not want to cut taxes for the middle class, but only for millionaires.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • August 5, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on July 31, 2012 a blog post
"U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2012
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 13, 2012 a television ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has ‘no problem with raising taxes.’  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on June 29, 2012 a television interview
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 10, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet
"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 14, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 21, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 7, 2012
Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 17, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on May 31, 2012 an interview with the editorial board of 'The Telegraph.'
"We spend in tax loopholes annually $1.1 trillion. That's more than we spend on our defense budget in a year, on Medicare or Medicaid in a year."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 8, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 a television ad
President Obama "promised" families making less than $250,000 a year would not see taxes go up, but "Obamacare raises 18 different taxes."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 17, 2012
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