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stated on July 15, 2021 a tweet
“You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • July 21, 2021
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on June 9, 2021 an interview with WINK TV
Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2021
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 2, 2021 remarks on ABC's "This Week"
"Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2021
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on April 4, 2021 remarks on CNN's "State of the Union"
President Joe Biden’s corporate tax rate increase would "put us in line with other industrial nations."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Ford agreed to invest $900 million at an Ohio plant because Donald Trump “lowered taxes” and is now moving the project to Mexico because Joe Biden is “increasing taxes.”
Mostly False
April 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2021 on social media
Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 12, 2020 a text post
Says Joe Biden’s “capital gains tax means that when you sell your home you’ll owe taxes of 40% of your profit!”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • October 16, 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
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
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
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
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 24, 2020 an interview
Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor.
Mostly False
May 7, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 15, 2020 a speech in Las Vegas
Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2020
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 22, 2020 a news release
Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 22, 2020 the State of the State
“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2020
Bill Brady
Bill Brady
stated on January 18, 2020 a speech
Says Oregon’s highest income tax bracket included anyone making more than $250,000 in 2012 before the state expanded its upper bracket to include "anyone making more than $125,000."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 26, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on November 13, 2019 a Facebook ad
"In America, there is a father who is holding down two jobs and paying more taxes than the richest 400 families in America."
Mostly False
November 21, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on July 9, 2019 a campaign event
A transaction tax in countries like the UK "didn't affect their financial markets at all." 
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 26, 2019
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 23, 2019 a digital ad
"Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • July 26, 2019
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