Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In Taxes

Clear
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on November 10, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation.
Mostly True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 18, 2014
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on November 7, 2014 an interview:
Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2014
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on November 21, 2014 press release:
Georgia has the country’s second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims.  
Half-True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 14, 2014
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
stated on November 3, 2014 an article:
"Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election"
False
By Jonathan Van Fleet • November 4, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial:
Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech:
Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on September 29, 2014 a debate about Greenlight Pinellas:
Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 23, 2014
Sheryl Cole
Sheryl Cole
stated on October 15, 2014 a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum:
"This year," the Austin City Council "granted a small homestead" property tax "exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 21, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record":
"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 30, 2014 a chain email:
"2014 Federal Tax Refunds To Be Delayed Until October 2015."
Pants on Fire!
By Nai Issa • October 16, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad:
Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2014
No Tax For Tracks
No Tax For Tracks
stated on September 30, 2014 an email newsletter:
The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 14, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV commercial:
"As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on September 29, 2014 a TV commercial:
In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 12, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 22, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Judithanne McLauchlan "was part of a group that supports imposing a state income tax on Floridians."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 3, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad:
"Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 11, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 25, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview:
Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 19, 2014
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 an interview:
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 A campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Previous Next